It's all I know

It's the past that haunts
haunts my bones
haunts my soul
haunts my thoughts
haunts my trust

He took it all from me
It's not something he can give back

I'm wounded
Skin still shivers with fear at the sight
The sight of his face
The sight of his name
The sight of his shadow

I'm wounded
No man can gain my trust
He took it all from me

I no longer believe
Believe in hope
Believe in happiness
Believe in strengh
Believe in life

How to move on?
I don't know
I just walk straight
With my head down

Because that's all I know

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Perdition]

This is BEAuTIFUL. I realize that it has a sway of sadness in its theme, like a backdrop, but even Martin Luther King Jr. found a use for the same methodology. In his speeches. He reached out into our psyche with a hypnotic form of anaphora until it raised our collective consciousness:

"I have a dream that one day...
I have a dream that our children....
I have a dream....I HAVE A DREAM!"

Over and over from the marches to Selma to the streets near the Lincoln Memorial and it's monuments spread out with followers .
You wonder how you can ever "move on"....Keep your talents vigil and your daily fires of poetry burning bright for passion because one day you will cross over a line...and we just might need it. Plus you are already in pretty impressive company.

[Mary Ochoa]

Thank you for such an inspiring review! With such great inspiration from words, life, and company I feel as if my love for poetry has grown so much more within seconds. Thank you once again! I really appreciate you review!

[Perdition]

Very much looking forward to reading more! My pleasure and glad to hear I'm such an inspiration...lol : P...Rally a wonderful poem~

[Mary Ochoa]

Thank you so much! I really appreciated it :)

[daemok]

Great! I think it's catchy how you used the last word of a piece and incorporated it in the next three lines at the beginning. It could be considered witty. If you do this again take those same words you duplicated and make one line at the beginning or end to bring everything together.

[Mary Ochoa]

Thank you for that great suggestion! I will definitely keep that in mind for my next writing. :)

[A. Amos]

This was deep and simply awesome read, last above lines you have nailed it my friend...

[Mary Ochoa]

Thank you so much! :D I am pleased to know that you feel that way about my poem!

[A. Amos]

You're good my friend and will come back to read more of your work and you're most welcome

[Mary Ochoa]

Thank you so much again! I really appreciate you taking the time to read my work:)