Pretend that I don't love you,
Pretend that I don't care.
Pretend that I don't see you,
Even though I know you're there.
A broken heart is painful,
A broken heart stays long.
But even though it hurts inside,
A broken heart beats on.
I see the way you laugh,
You see the way I cry.
We both see the way that love goes,
Or the way we let it die.
I hate the mirror I look in,
I hate the way it looks back.
Maybe if that reflection changed,
Your presence, I wouldn't lack.
No, I can't blame myself,
I know I have to be strong.
Because even though it hurts inside,
A broken heart beats on.
Author notes
Written September 27th, 2006
A contest entry
- Hope For Those With Sorrow & Love For The Heartless by Nightmare-Anatomy.
300 points, ended October 3, 2006, 18 entries
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Very nice
You did a splendid job here... Good luck in the contest. -
wow this is really great i like it hun. good luck in my contest!
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Very nice take! Even through sorrow a broken heart beats on... I love it! Good luck in the contest!
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thank you all for sharing your thoughts!
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Beautiful
I agree the beginning of the poem sets it off perfectly. Such loving longing words penned here. Its beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us all.
Del
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Very VEry good entrance... Second paragraph is well said.. I like the logic behind it... the world moves on even though your not there... very well rounded together.... Third paragraph, seems very true.. I like how you put it.. its the way I feel when someone is on the other side, when I know I'm hurting, and it feels like they are laughing, not caring that I'm crying. The next paragraph is equal.. and the last is an awesome way to round it all together.. very Well written.. ""Applauds you"
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I really love this piece.
Your words are so true.
I broken heart hurts like hell,
but we must stay strong and go on.
Your poem flows so nicely.
great job, very sad piece but
very enjoyable.
loveandblessings2u & yours always
Joyce
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You've really got an amazing talent. This poem was great, and you ended it perfectly. No one could've written this any better, the rhyming wasn't forced at all. I look forward to reading more of your work. Great job.
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Good
Damn that sad! But so true. I love this piece its a good write and read. I hope your life has gotten better from when you wrote this. Love that part about reflection in the mirror and what look back at you. This poem is very deep and I feel like that sometimes.
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Wow, this one is really amazing. Touched me a lot, 'cause right now I'm kinda in the situation about which you write in the poem...
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I loved this poem.
And while sometimes I curse that my heart beats on, sometimes I can forget the pain for a while.
And someday it'll go away. -
I don't know what 'your verdict' means.
I think this flows well and can imagine it being set to music - I think it would make great lyrics. LIL
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Really like this you expressed it in a way that every one can relate and then again I can see the pain that you experienced over this GREAT WRITE
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sometimes i have wished that the beating would stop. but, like you in this write, i have realized that it does go one and i have to somehow pick up the pieces so that i can move forward. you did a good job on this write. thank you for sharing this with me today.
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reading this touched me deep down
you just lifted my spirits girl!
thank you
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very beautiful and extremely true there may be only one word to describe this poem...awwwwwwww
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wow. this is very true. even if you're broken hearted you still have to live your life. and it relates to me too. how i have to pretend i'm okay ever since...yeah.
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very touching...so close to reality
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this poem is really good. the title caught my eye right away. becuase it's so true,a broken heart must keep going. becuase,we all knoe,the wounds do heal. i liked how you repeated that line in the poem twice. it had a very good effect on the entire poem itself. anyways. this was a very hopeful poem for me. so thank you so much for entering,and good luck!
*autumn*
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