I live

Being knocked down does not mean you should stay down

     I LIVE

I live with my scars,
A poignant reminder of the pain you have wrought,
In the name of love you tore me to shreds
With every precise incision you rendered me broken.
Punishment for daring to fly to close to the sun.

I live with my distrust,
Because it is my armour,
In a world that is rife with thorns,
I was so young to learn ,
Exactly what a smile could hide.

 

I live with my regrets,
That were sired by your betrayal,
Regret that I was'nt wiser,
Regret that i didn't percieve your smile as a guise,
Before I followed you blindly to be burnt at the stake.

 

I live proudly with my triumph,
Over your relentless need to break me,
I soar high now basking in the sun,

Too thick skinned to be scorched,
Too much older to ever be that naive again.
                                  by  vidya

Author's Note

Every life experience serves to teach us something.It is up to us if we learn from them.

Reviews

[Neon]

Yup! Your right, every-thing teaches us a new and new lesson of the life whether with the worst time or the good but it's foresure that everything what time brings in life is what that helps us in future dealing with the situations right... because every second brings happiness and the funniest thing is that it also brings the sadness too so, it's all on us how we deal with it and live with it, accept it in our life to live the life with peace because "peace is not what that comes easily in everyone's life, it takes time and times takes moments and moments brings memories and the memories always make life."

This write's, am damn sure, comes out from your real life, I can feel the feelings of yours that's transformed into the words. I hope everything's cool there. It's seemed you've passed through much pain and regrets in your life because such kinda pieces only those one can write who come passed through such kinda worst situations.


May God bless you!

[Vidya Bacchus]

You are wise my friend.I did go through some bad stuff but I came out stronger for it.Thank you much:)

[Neon]

The pleasure's mine, yeah, I knew that, because I can feel the pain of the angels through their expressions, through the depth of their words. So, are you ok now?

[Vidya Bacchus]

Yeah I am real good now thanks for asking:)

[Neon]

Great!
It's my honor to ask your well or not because keep angels happy ever is "Neon's" first priority.
Don't ya know??

[Vidya Bacchus]

Yeah yeah I know for sure :)

[Praveeta]

Truly heartfelt. Emotions well portrayed by this lovely poem. Great work!

[Vidya Bacchus]

Thank you Praveeta as always I really appreciate your words:)

[Praveeta]

You are welcome my lovely friend.

[PoetryPenPal]

Lovely poem Vidya. This has very high vocab in it which adds poetic essence to your work. Wonderful job.

[Vidya Bacchus]

Thank you my favourite little penpal your words are very kind :)

[PoetryPenPal]

Your welcome pal! You deserved every word! :-)

[Vidya Bacchus]

........................................:)

[Lyn Anderson]

Great poem, and very analytical and introspective. Umm, dare I point them out? Of course I do, because you love me. So wasn't didn't in second last stanza and Too thick in the last one. You still get a 100, because I know you do it just to see if I will notice.:)

[Vidya Bacchus]

I do love you KL so not off with your head and I did know you would inform me promptly if my grammar was in anyway lacking.Thank you off to fix said mistakes.Well at least this is the first time you have fined me for actual words instead of spaces too far apart and stuff so you got me good :)

[Lyn Anderson]

Umm, Prufrock caught me today if it that makes you feel good. I know it does me.:)

[Vidya Bacchus]

Yes thank god someone caught you I feel better thank you for allowing me to share in his victory lol