Paige 1

humble complexion

complex personality

her beauty is unknown

her attitude is uncanny

she loves me with her everything

even when she doesnt have much to give

but i'll take whatever i can get

hold it close to my heart

because even though we arent blood

we are kin

if i walk a thousand miles 

she runs a thousand and one

if she hums a sweet melody

i'll beat a sweeter rhythm

the songs of our pasts  

complement one another

can be a compilation

an album

pictures of a better time 

when i saw her daily 

and my stupid jokes drove her crazy

and her funny jokes made me angry

it kills me to watch 

such a delicate girl

endure the most gruesome feelings

knowing that i cannot extinguish the 

flame that smolders her so

she left me, a while ago

with only ember in my pocket

khaki shorts covered in soot

blisters create a pattern on my legs

reminding me that

as she burns

i do too

her heart is a burning candle

with only so much wax to melt

as soon as she returns to me

i will be her douter

i will extinguish 

the demons she prays 

would leave

i'd give her 

all the water

in every sea

if the burns could be soothed

and the she i once knew

would return to me

Reviews

[Asante]

That last stanza hit me hardest. Lovely. Great job with this one. :)

[mikayla baldwin]

thank you :-)

[Clarissssaaaa]

I think this poem is really good.

[Chris]

extinguishing her heart's flame... as a douter - powerful image there.
love, sacrifice, remembrance, and returning... life as we dream and wish.