altered....., [love]

i am stuck in reverse

going backwards

down the wrong way

of an endless highway

 

the place is different

but i know that i have been here before

 

your feelings, they hurt you

because you keep it

all inside you

draining every last reserve you have

 

losing control is not an option

but you gladly accept whatever you can get

 

bring me down, bring me down

please take my hand

but let me go on my own

 

pierce my heart, pierce my heart

the arrow never stung so sweetly

coming up behind, discreetly

 

falling

 

falling

 

what a metaphor that is

 

falling

 

i'm tired of this falling

 

you throw me out

above the sea

i fly upward

onward

into the sun

 

oh how i wish

how i wish

that i burn down to ashes

for you to sweep under

the rug

 

stark-white and exposed

the image of love has been

altered

 

altered

Reviews

[Andie]

wow... there's a lot of emotion in this poem. I think my favorite line in this piece is "the arrow never stung so sweetly". That little piece of figurative language just rocks my socks off!!! :D Keep writing - I enjoy reading your stuff!