The Pain of Us

Every stolen second

that brings me such joy

is ultimately your pain

that will descend on you

from the inside

to eat your pain alive

and choke the demons awake

to feast on your lonliness

and starve innocent hope

until every last bit is dead

 and the remains of your love

lays shattered and destroyed

at my heartless feet

and I turn away

without a thought to you

knowing I had predicted

that I would be your end

and you loved me anyway

Reviews

[Gheeneil]

Sometimes, no matter how hurtful memories are, they still have the power to make us smile. But the joy almost always runs out before it reaches its height because somehow some memories tend to produce toxic. In this piece, the persona finds pleasure remembering there was an "US" but the story behind it, whatever happened between "You and Me", wakes pain from slumber.

[Honeypot]

I think this is a great idea. Sometimes we do things that hurt people we care about. Sometimes we can't help it. And yes, sometimes the people we hurt still love us. This was a wonderfully insightful poem. Great job.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

I think sometimes we purposely sabotage our relationships so we don't have to get to close... I felt the loneliness and heartbreak of this piece loud and clear.