Bleeding Heart

   I loved you through thick and thin.
I loved you through sickness and health.
I gave you the heaven and stars.
I gave you me.

I sat with my heart on my sleeve.
Bare to all.
Now I sit with my heart bleeding in my hands.

I regret every sleepless night I wasted on you
All the tears I wept.
I regret every breathe I shared with you.
Every love word that I gave selfless to you.
I regret the trust that I gave you.
I regret the vows that I honored.

You thought I was the fool.
You thought I would never know.
Your problem was… You thought.

I will go on living
I will go on believing
I will go on trusting
I will go on…
And Without You.

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[T. L. O'Neal]

This is a strong poem that shows resolve and that you will go on and never look back. That's a great way to handle things, if you can't move on, you'll never go forward. Great write. T

[V. K. Harris]

This speaks of my last marrage, I will go on and I will live. Thank you. Excellent.

[Athena Marie]

Ouch. 'I sat with my heart on my sleeve' - and in this poem the authors heart is still on her sleeve... and hopefully through writing these words it may begin to heal.
This is very powerful.
I especially like the line 'Your problem was... You thought." Makes the reader wonder.
Well done!

[Henri Zimand]

beautifully written
with sadness and also with revenge
the one hurt here is you and that need not be
your heart when you listen to him always says the truth
yes you will continue living and learn the challenge you faced
still you will trust and do the same with whoever you will be
what one does does not necessarely happen with the next one
so life is about loving and respecting oneself first and then opening your heart and allowing others to enter your realm because that is what love is about and flowing with it all the time.

[Captain Blackheart (The..]

A very powerful piece on betrayal........Such a powerful, emotional write!!!

[Helen Woodward]

Bit of vinegar here Diana, you are literally purging and that is a good thing, better out than in! If this is non-fiction then I hope you can move on as you state here. We all have situations in life that make us feel used, but we have to move on or we have no life...which means that the offending party has won the battle and we can't have that now...can we?
Well-penned and thoughtful prose.
Helen :)

[Yaooooooo]

I regret every sleepless night I wasted on you
All the tears I wept.
I regret every breathe I shared with you.
Every love word that I gave selfless to you.
I regret the trust that I gave you.
I regret the vows that I honored.

You cant live life in regret because at one point or another it was exactly what you wanted...

I will go on living
I will go on believing
I will go on trusting
I will go on�
And Without You.

I love the ending, it says a lot about the person and the character..
Despite it all, i wil...
THats all that matters...
One!

[Roxy's Writes Rocks th..]

Diana this is almost perfect If you separate the second to last stanza and leave the line...Your problem was� You thought...to stand alone it would hit like ton of bricks. Ouch, is right I would give you a band-aid of tender hugs and that louse -Well, he is obviously beneath you and I to even waste our breath on.

This is a healing write, for me. I just got back from the first of two court appearances that will soon end twelve years of Marriage. My husband did not even have the guts to make an appearance. True to character I must say. I relate to this poem on ever level.

Thank you for writing the words I have felt in the past. With Love and Respect -Roxy

[Lee*]

Love is a killer. It opens us to to thje most terrible pain, and all because also brings the potential for joy! I guess that makes it worth the risk, though it is hard to see when the heart is still bleeding!

Loved your structure and wording here. A nice empowered poem demonstrating some real strength through adversity! :-)

[Ladysue]

I have to agree with Robert a 100% with every word he said. This does speak volumes of strength. The disposition here is that there is belief in one self and others to go on after such a bad encounter. That is such a great feeling!! Outstanding piece!!

[Keira]

Oh...ouch. I'm sorry that this kind of thing happened to you. I believe that pretty much every single person goes through something similar to this. I personally realate to you so much, especially with the lines;

"I sat with my heart on my sleeve.
Bare to all.
Now I sit with my heart bleeding in my hands."

One of my biggest "weaknesses" I guess you could call it, is that I am very open minded and wear my heart on my sleeve in every realationship I've been in. And I end up there "with my heart bleeding in my hands" very very often. I loved this poem, and I wish you well in your healing process. Wonderful piece my dear.

*Keira*