Ecchymosis Is A Good Excuse For Selfishness

this is about my teacher deserting me

 

Ecchymosis Is An Acceptable Excuse For Selfishness

 

There are some things in life

We do not realize we need

Until the carpet is ripped out from under our feet

When people make promises they can’t keep

Saying they’ll never leave

But eventually

They always do

 

How can I say goodbye to the one thing

That remains constant in my life?

 

What am I supposed to do

When things get tough

And I can’t talk to you?

Because I don’t think I'm strong enough

But no matter what I say

You’ll leave anyway

I can’t stop you from going

And I can’t stop these tears from flowing

I will miss you more than you’ll ever know

I love you more than I’ll ever show

And I’ll always wish you the best

But I guess this is one last test

 

I'm supposed to be happy

I'm supposed to be strong

But how can I smile

When I think of all the things that can go wrong?

 

Of all that I’ve been accused of being selfish in

This is the one argument I cannot win

I know I'm being self-centered

I know it’s not right

But I can’t help feeling

God’s taking away

My only light

 

I know you didn’t ask to see my tears

Nor did you ask to take care of me

But when it comes to respect

You are the only one I see

 

In every person’s life

Blood is a must

Essential for survival

One thing we always trust

But every so often

It escapes through a crack in the surface

You are the one thing in my world

That I will truly miss

Reviews

[KatiePie]

Juli you made me cry!! (>T~T)>
I miss your writing so much, I miss you, I almost, for maybe a second forgot how amazingly talented you are, it makes me remember so many things, this poem makes me think of so many things. Your talent, our adventures, love lost, love found, all that good stuff. Write more. Post more. I miss it Jewls.
-Cathrine

[BirdsFly]

I like it. There's a desperate yearning that's very, very obvious. The emotion is raw and the words are simple and clean. The rhyme scheme is not entirely consistent, however, and I'm not sure you needed to use one at all. It's too frequent to be unintentional, yet not frequent enough to flow well.

I love the emotions and the word choice and your honesty on the topic.

[Juan]

The yearning in this poem is intense and your saga is unfortunately also easy to associate with. Desolation,despair, and sorrow are a few words to describe this poem but there is love underlying your poetry as well and that is what makes this so much more than just a melancholy literary piece.

Great job

[Ella Emergency]

oh my ella
i almost started crying when i read this...
damn you're good!

[XxVampyrCandyXx]

I really like this. I can tell within the words you wrote that there is a strong sence of need and disapointment in the voice. Wonderful peice, full of emotions and self confession.