Faded

I wrote this poem, "Faded", on September 14, 2014.

~Faded~

By: Paige Taylor

Faded pictures

Forgotten memories

My darkest days,

In all of these memories.

Running away,

From this wound unhealed.

Wishing that the truth,

Would never be revealed.

I am just a scar

And you are a star

Left upon me,

The one that I can no longer see.

I can no longer hear,

All of these thoughts that were left unclear.

I wish that this monster inside of me would cease.

But this needle that remains in my heart,

Makes it oh so difficult to release

Any emotion that I have ever felt,

Any devotion that I have ever dealt

My heart is now tainted,

And these memories are now faded.

I cradle this filth that we call love,

Mourning towards all of the Heaven’s up above.

Why did I have to lose you?

When all that I wanted, was to forever hold you.

You left my heart to bleed,

In this cradle of filth.

I watched as the demons came to overtake you,

While the angels could not overcome you.

You left this burning sensation inside of me.

I wish that I still had my heart as a whole

But together,

You possessed my soul.

Reviews

[Jibey]

Sad and anguished... the 'cradle of filth' vividly describes the loss of self worth caused by being abandoned in a relationship. Powerful stuff... I hope it helped to put it down in words.

[John the Baptist]

Grief is often not a process that is accomplished and then laid to rest. It can return suddenly, just by the sight or sound of something that jogs a memory. The grief described here seems to have elements of trauma within it, and these losses are among the most difficult to leave behind. The poem captures this unhealed wound starkly. Well done.