Forsaken

Forsaken

 

If ever I did something to hurt you

    To cause you pain

Know that I wish

    I could erase the abyss of memories

    Darkened by her fiery red lips of shame

 

I remember when I heard you speak, only to she

You had willed me gone, forsaken me for another

           No longer did I belong

 

I agreed, not knowing the dragon inside of you was made of ice

That you could slice my throat with your tongue

Tear at my insides with your iron clad fists

And rip through the veil that covered my eyes

 

Finally to see, I could

Nor was it I, but it was she

Her presence you requested, you craved

And I, spat out across the ocean of oblivion

 

Your emotional essence placed across her nakedness

With a smile of internal mischief

I spied as bodies numbered in two

Burned, singed and suffering through the flames

 

Persecuted by your own sinful hatred

A disgust you could taste, drink and bathe in

I have remained, it was you that disappeared

 

If ever I did something to hurt you

    To cause you pain

Know that I wish I could shower in the gift of memories

    Darkened by my fiery red lips of strain

Author's Note

work in progress

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i love the battle of self within this...the push and pull of the bad feelings, the anger mixed with the love and the attempt to forgive him as well as the speaker's own self...
wishing i could take back the pain i caused you while at the same time trying to understand the betrayal...

[jdr / Jennifer]

Thank you ;)

[Schatzi]

I like the disjointed feeling of this poem and the appearance only adds to the power of your words.

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~~ wow... i love how you bring out the complex dimensions of the human psyche in this intriguing piece of poetry that takes me into the various alleys of the narrator's thought process... ~~ excellent work, jenn...

[jdr / Jennifer]

Hi Serah, Thank you for your review-

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~~ my privilege, jenn...

[Anél De Meyer]

Such an emotive poem. I really fell into this. Such amazing imagery.

[jdr / Jennifer]

Thank you- your review is greatly appreciated.