Broke

Darker poem.

I'm just broke

No calculator needed to add me up

No mathematical equation can solve this because anything multiplied by zero is my reflection

Just a textbook of broken dreams and I'm stuck on page one

Like every wallet that’s filled with hope…just broke

I've lost touch with tomorrow…and today I’m ticking

I’d pawn off the worlds most expensive watches just to by some time

Just to rewind...to the better parts of once was

To the days when a sprinkle of sunshine gave me a buzz

When we used to dance in under the streetlights and not think twice

When love was simple, and never had an asking price

Now I’m just broke

My numbers  are irrelevant 

All I can offer you is my shoulder to lean on where you can cry about your detriments 

Because my mind has been subdued and my hearts quite the mess

I can offer my arms around you because my body is all that’s left…and I request that you stay there

Because being alone makes me unknown, and id love to get to know you again.

I’d love to feel the confidence cutting through my skin

Like razor blades in my veins spilling out the worst parts of who I am

But right now I'm just broke…broken down on the side of the road

Like a broken home nobody wants to go home to 

And the welcome mat spells out my name.

Reviews

[lovejulez03]

I am stalking online writers this morning and came across you :) I must say that I really enjoyed this piece!
"Because my mind has been subdued and my hearts quite the mess
I can offer my arms around you because my body is all that’s left" - that is quite powerful. Your choice of words and how you have put them together make this beautiful and delicate, yet the sadness seeps through and I can feel it as if I was just in that situation yesterday. Thank you for sharing :)

[Derek Nall]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you were stalking this morning and found this :)

[Eddie Phillips]

Derek you nailed this poem. You speak of fiscal and emotional debt. I feel the pain in the poem and the regret that both can bring. It is a illuminating piece of writing. You always blow me away with your wordplay.

[Derek Nall]

Thanks a bunch man! Good to hear from you!

[Lily Mae]

I get this on so many levels.. thank you for sharing. xo :)

[Derek Nall]

Thank you for reading :)

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

My numbers are irrelevant -- This is one superb line in the context of this piece, which really spoke to me. The throws of lonlieness can be a painful place, but always know that there is something else waiting just around the corner if you're willing to take a look :) Great write!

[Derek Nall]

Glad someone so talented enjoyed it :) Thank you!

[Frieda P]

Dark and foreboding read, the angst is palpable on this page.

'To the days when a sprinkle of sunshine gave me a buzz'

Looking back at better days when we could still feel, and get out of our own way, this one spoke to me, nice read.

[Derek Nall]

I'm stoked it spoke to you...thank you so much for the read :)

[Frieda P]

The pleasure was mine Derek, hey I thought everyone in CO smiled and rode their bikes all day long :-)

[Derek Nall]

Maybe next week :)

[Frieda P]

Lol hopefully, you anywhere near Boulder?

[Derek Nall]

About an hour away in Colorado Springs.

[Frieda P]

Was there for a teacher's convention one year, stayed at the Boulderado, wild place....

[Derek Nall]

Yea Boulder can get crazy lol

[Frieda P]

Especially with a bunch of drunk teachers Lol

[IPMONER]

I'm in love with the poem! This is exactly what I am feeling now and it's like cutting myself while reading this. Darn! Seeya!

[Derek Nall]

Thank you for taking the time to read it..

[IPMONER]

no i didn't...lol

[Derek Nall]

haha