Dead, Yet Alive

There's an empty space in my heart,

and it is yet to be filled,

filled with joy,

filled with love,

filled with happiness.

There's an empty heart,

filled with loneliness,

filled with abhor,

filled with abjection,

which is yet to be understood.

There's an empty space in my heart,

yet filled with grief,

filled with betrayal,

filled with apathy.

   AND

There's a dead soul,

residing my body,

filled with mixed emotions,

filled with beautiful flaws

and burnt pieces of trust

which can't be cured.

Reviews

[M Edward H]

I have walked down the sullen path that led to the state of mind you proffer so well with your heartfelt words. I enjoyed your expression of that difficult place.

[iamshadowine]

thank you! :D

[Elizabeth J. Gelinger]

Very nice poem, I really enjoyed reading it. Keep up

[iamshadowine]

Thank you!!

[Riding the Rainbow]

"There's an empty space in my heart,
yet filled with grief,
filled with betrayal,
filled with apathy.
AND

There's a dead soul,
residing my body,
filled with mixed emotions,
filled with beautiful flaws
and burnt pieces of trust
which can't be cured."

it seems you wrote about me. So well-written.
Well done!

[iamshadowine]

thank you! :D

[TheAimlessWanderer]

wow your writing really speaks to me such beautiful imagery the way it flows almost ethereal tangible images formed before my very eyes and continued evolving to something beyond that every shifting in form until fully whole such a powerful duality of emotions felt and seen Beautiful !

[iamshadowine]

thank you!! :D

[TheAimlessWanderer]

You are most welcome amazing job :)

[Arooj Purra]

Hello ..i think i have read all your poems and reviewed on all ..what i think i that this is the most heart touching poem ..but i love all of your writings ...i can feel the pain behind this poem .this poem is full of pain ...i love this poem..

[iamshadowine]

thank you so much :D

[Arooj Purra]

your welcome.

[Emily]

Love this!
Keep up the great work!!!

[iamshadowine]

thank you :D

[Marianne Rose]

The heart is so filled up with what it has experienced, it would have to pour out to make room for love. The Heart's sorrow runs over into the soul, too little room to contain it all, killing the soul off from knowing anything but brokenness. But if there is still an empty place in the heart, like the first stanza, perhaps the heart will take a chance again seeking happiness to fill it? The power of love - both sides of the experience, including tragedy- can kill off or revive the soul. Sometimes it feels like a roll of the dice which one manifests. Thought-pro King and meaningful poem.

[iamshadowine]

Thank you so much!! :D

[Lost, n'MT]

I feel the pain behind this piece and find it to be very well written. Powerful piece, but an extremely powerful ending that is expressed so beautifully in its own dark way.

[iamshadowine]

Than you!!

[Lost, n'MT]

You're very welcome.

[faithmuriithi]

Touching... Great piece you've got

[iamshadowine]

thank you! :D

[Alfred Kukitz]

I like the line burnt pieces of trust. Nice write!

Regards,
Al

[iamshadowine]

thank you! :D