Slightly Faded

How does it sing, and what does it say?

Incapable.

Not good enough.
Fat.

Stupid.

Worthless.

Usable. 

The words that used to mean so much, 

mean so little with every little touch,

your scent lingers on my clothes, 

with every little kiss, you fill my holes, 

Capable.

Good enough for me.

Beautiful.
Intelligent.

Worth more than you know.

Lovable. 

The words that make the most impact, 

with every little insecurity, you react,

because with you I know that there is hope,

and with him, I always knew how to get good dope. 

Suppressed and used,

undressed and bruised, 

stressed and abused,

messed and refused.

I'm wondering how I even got here,

and how I let you get so near so I could hear,

all the names you called me and and how much I bawled,

emotionally drained and nothing did I gained with you, 

how I wonder if you survived all these years and all those beers.

Glowing and love, 

Outgoing and above him,  

Knowing and beloved,

Growing and free of him.

Author's Note

I know the rhyming is a little cheesy.

Reviews

[trainwreck]

having a solid rhyme scheme is not a bad thing, but you need to be careful and make sure that it actually makes sense, which in this case it did. I was impressed that you managed a very consecutive story in this format with a rigid rhyme scheme. Great job.

[Becky C Strukamp]

I didnt find it cheesy either. A brilliant composed poem.

[rae52]

really good i didn't find it cheesy at all

[biggerthenu]

I REALLY LIKE THIS YOU KILLED THIS ONE THERE ISNT ANYTHING CHEESY ABOUT IT IT GOES EVEN DEEPER THEN MY POEM SPEAKING ON ADDICTION CAUSE THIS ONE SHOWS WHAT HE GIVES WOW WONDERFUL WRITE DRUGS SUCK WHEN YOU GET THE CHANCE TO STEP AWAY READ MY POEM NOT YOU AGAIN I LOVED THIS I LOVED IT THANKS FOR SHARING DID I SAY I LOVED IT

[halflives]

This is brilliant. I love the rhyming and everything about it. Well done!

[TheElfPrincess]

Beautiful, I like how you crossed out the last word and I like the rhyming. Well done.