Cost of grief is finally paid

It hurts already,

No one’s on my side,

Insanity is steady,

Farewell; all abide,

All alone, with no one to hold,

Me, when I’m breaking into tiny folds,

A million pieces, all shattered away,

True to my word, got nothing to say.

With a cold expression, I arrogantly stride,

To mask the tearful devastated pride.

Tears and fears all clawing away,

Inside, outside, keeping at bay.

Just enough for me to survive,

To lead on a miserable meaningless life.

Meteors striking, mind going absurd,

A voice that won’t again ever be heard,

But history will never be repeated,

I will never again be cheated,

I was led on, I made mistakes,

Won’t fall again in the seamless lakes,

Won’t let fate take its course,

Won’t let destiny play again hoarse,

This time I’ll win, be on the other side,

This I’ll fight, and seek those who hide.

For after all this time I finally learned to strife,

To walk alone by myself in life.

Through darkness and light, it’s my parade,

Where I’ll be when the cost of grief is finally paid.

Reviews

[JB Murray]

Nice write. The last several lines tie up this piece quite elegantly. And though reading this makes me a little sad, with all the heartache present here, I have to smile a little, as sometimes it's in our heartaches that we truly find ourselves and what we are capable of.

[freelancejouster]

i'm not usually a fan of rhyme, especially one so strict, but this doesn't come across sing-songy as most does and this actually really captured me. you've done something wonderful, here with strong wording. continue

[Leslie Philibert]

Good word,I enjoyed looking at it,strong words without too much metaphorical snick-snack.Well done.

[M.E.Lyle]

Going through life we live , we learn, and we make mistakes. Not to learn from our mistakes is our biggest mistake. Wonderful rhyme scheme.

[brenda]

nice poem! it flowed well and it hada clear meaning nice ! keep writing !:)