Heart of Glass

Heart of Glass

A Poem by Doreen
"

This came from something someone said to me tonight.

"

Behind this smile

I hide the tears

of memories once past,

 

I will not show

the hurt, the pain;

just wear the scars that last.

 

I blame no one -

there’s only me,

and lessons I have learned,

 

yet through it all,

I won’t give up,

although I have been burned.

 

Though there is fear,

I’ll live my life

with passion and much verve;

 

look for the love,

the tenderness,

for that which I deserve.

 

The love I seek

I will not find

out there among the rest,

 

The place to look?

Inside myself;

I think that this is best.

 

Though wounds do heal,

and pains do fade

and though they’re in the past,

 

This heart that beats

inside of me

is really made of glass.

© 2010 Doreen


Author's Note

Doreen
Life......it's what's for dinner.

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Pain surrounded by understanding and love. Suffering, my dear, can be pleasurable if you can twist it into the emotions to fuel the fire....Make the Glass glow..

With Love,

Jaidyn

Posted 14 Years Ago


There is a tenderness here in the midst of the pain.. the scars that remain long after the fragile heart has been awakened again.. Your writing is vivid and relatable. Wonderfully done!

Posted 14 Years Ago


Beautiful flow, the rhyming pattern and your great use of language read so naturally, and this makes the poem very strong. The words themselves tell a story that has a sadder undertone to the almost too happy rhythm, and create a situation that is easy to relate to. Lovely piece of writing, I really enjoyed it ^-^

Posted 14 Years Ago


THis was beautiful I love it .I would like you to read a few of mine

Posted 14 Years Ago


I agree with CP. Pretty strong stuff here. We all have our reactions to the hurts and yours is admirable.

Posted 14 Years Ago


Poem is powerful and filed with internal wisdom. We must learn from mistakes to allow something worthwhile to come into our life. I like the ending. We believe we are hard but can break like thin glass when we lose something precious. A outstanding poem.
Coyote

Posted 14 Years Ago


This is really good! I love the format; its really easily red and kind of has a sing-song pattern to it. And yet it has a sad and serious undertone. I really like the last stanza. Well done, again.

Posted 14 Years Ago



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