still alive and kicking

first ex. ameena. she did a lot of bad things to me...also my first love.

Your cries for help still haunt me

Waking me up as I sleep.

In the dead of night our memories

Creep its way into my dreams.

This heart is still in stitches

And still it leaks blood

All over my white bed sheets

All over my white floor.

But as my life drains away

Everything will still matter

I’m still alive and kicking

Not dead so therefore stronger.

I thank you for your abuse

An applaud you for your torment

If you never were so despicable

I would never be who I am today.

Phillip yorke, Datvirgo

A brother to many

An uncle to 1.

A son to two

But….

A big loss for you. 

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

You write real good ...Thank you for sharing...:)

[Charlotte Haran]

Haven't been on this for a while... and you've just re-inspired me to get back on the poetry horse haha. Absolutely love the use of colour imagery, creates a really vivid picture in the mind. It's excellent how the words you have used are able to reinact the pain which you felt.

[Gobinder Singh Dhindsa]

Great work. Pen on. Do u read mine writings Why and Anguish?

[David Scott]

A fine way to spit the eye...
A concise visual of a your experience. Blunt. To the point without a great deal of drama.

[nigrum homonculus]

thanks david. personally i thought i was being abit of a teenage drama queen with it. glad you thought different :)

[David Scott]

I liked it.
Call a spade a spade man.
Good work.

[Sirius King]

this is very relate-able,
i love the images of the leaking heart
thats exactly how a situation like this feels
...like your heart is being drained

great write!

[nigrum homonculus]

thanks man. i really do appreciate your understanding of the poem.

[Bethany]

Hi Phil,
I have just discovered your work and I really like this poem.
I love the concept of how you're seeing the positive that comes from your bad experiences, and you're still making the most of life even though you've been hurt. That's awesome.
I also love the ending, it's very powerful and a perfect finish for a great poem!
Thanks for posting!

[nigrum homonculus]

hey beth! thanks for taking the time to read a poem that means alot to me. yaaah to be honest it was pretty damn difficult to do that as i'm naturally pessimistic lol. again thanks for reading! can't wait to read your stuff

[SHEEMA HUQ]

Hi Phil
long time no speaketh
I think that this poem, which is great by the way.....is virtually there but not quite
the line following,....'our menories' should read, 'creep their way in to my dreams'

do you mean, 'I or and I applaud you?' as opposed to, ' an applaud you'.....

otherwise a really good piece of writing, I've really missed ya on this site, my friend

[Baby Ricochet]

I love the ending. Christina Aguilera ( back in the day she drove me Out of my mind) did a song called fighter about someone trying to use her and the experience made her all the stronger. Cool video too. Though I preferred the ones that showed more Christina skin.

[nigrum homonculus]

oh yeah i remember i used to listen to it but for some reason i felt like a soppy b*****d for doing it. she still drives me crazy man. how does a woman have a body like that and NOT be black? its....amazing. thanks for the review man! i appreciate it.

[Baby Ricochet]

She's Latino

[nigrum homonculus]

that explains EVERYTHING

[Annabelle Lee]

Haven't read you in a while, Virgo. but you're easily just as good as you were from the end of your first write, i might even dare to say... better! This was good, really good.

Nice write

[nigrum homonculus]

thanks Annabelle! glad you stopped by for a read. i appreciate that

[Annabelle Lee]

Absolutely