And I Fell

Burnt bridges are hard to cross

that's why it's called love and loss,

you can't go back, you can't turn around,

because it's not loved, lost, and then found.

You can't walk on ashes,

you can't run on air,

you can only have a competition on who falls the fastest

and the only thing you can count on is that love isn't fair.

You burnt my bridge,

that I so painstakingly built,

blew your cigarette smoke in my face,

and threw the lit match without any guilt.

The fire caught quickly,

and the smoke of your lips became my drug,

and the burn of the flames felt like love,

and then the wood was gone, my skin was burned

And I fell

Author's Note

reviews please!

Reviews

[Falling Leaf.]

Buongiorno,

The best way to avoid heartbreak is to not fall in love at all...Where's the fun in that? You've got to take risks. 99% of your loves will fail. It'll hurt. We move on, thundering toward that one percent. Thanks for the fantastic read.

Arrivederci!

[CindyLu]

beautiful piece. I love the metaphor, and the resounding truth in this. definitely a favorite :)

[Andorianskye]

loooved it

[Inda]

Beautiful, my favorite poem so far!

[Patrick Henry]

This one hurt. My sister, listening to her cry at night in her pillow when I was young, used to talk like this when the world was wished away. The pain of what others would consider to be "puppy love" was so very very real, and of course it was. She had to go through it; not me. Listening to the words you chose to use, I am left to look about the room as if to look for answers for you. Big hugs!! So true with the lines you wrote to have us understand just how deep REAL feelings get. Beautiful Sophie. xoxo -Mark

[AlwaysCasey]

this is amazing. I loved "You can't walk on ashes, you can't run on air" that is beautiful

[Lacha Young]

[Lacha Young]

Im in love with this. This poem sounds like an old love vintage movie;

[MandaBear]

Beautiful as always you really know how to bring the reader in :)

[justthatgirl34]

This is beautiful. There is so much feeling in it. You used very descriptive language that draws the reader in. Well done.