Always Pain...

I came home to an empty house,

Every bit of what was yours,

Is gone,

There wasn’t a letter,

There wasn’t a note,

I searched for an answer,

But the answer was blank…

 

I knew the past few days,

We had been drifting a part,

Only because you couldn’t be trusted,

Only because you manage to twist my heart,

Made me believe everything was my fault…

 

You left marks in my wall,

A memory of you,

At your worst,

What had driven you to such force?

 

Part of me is glad,

That you are not here,

I banished the monster,

I banished a demon,

But now,

That demon lie’s within me…

 

 My heart is consumed,

Into a tiny black box,

Nothing can get out,

Nothing can get in,

It is filled with emptiness,

And always,

Pain…

Reviews

[Jim Parson]

Really quite powerful and moving. The pain and the heartache bleed through your words.

[OT]

very poignant!! and moving! lots of emotions here bubbling through and you take us along with you!! a nice poem!

[Jeff]

The pain and sadness is very evident in this piece. You did a great job of expressing it.

[Gone]

So much feeling. from the start to the finish you take the reader with you. Then you end it as Spoken Word said "the single word that sums it up "Pain"."n I also like the way the poem takes the shape of a barbed arrow/spear head pointing down.

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Oh Stefanie I could almost feel the pain and despair seeping through this poem! I felt like i was in that black box! well written!

[SpokenWord]

I love the twirl of this poem from introduction down the single word that sums it up "Pain". The second verse I have to agree with as so many try to break up and then try to make it seem like it is the others fault that it is happening. This way they don't have to look like the bad guy. Affective tactic that many use. I also like the first verse where again the ending one word sums it us "blank" nothing worse than not being able to have closure but in this case one can't even ask for it as they are abandon with no way of confronting the person.

The verse about marks on the wall is a nice subtle way to introduce abuse or possibility of it with out drawing it out in detail.

by the end no wonder the heart is consumed and then left empty. Excellent write. loved it!