Why don't you hold me like you used to?
I miss the warmth, softness in your hands
And why, when I look at you, does my body freeze,
and, paralyzed with fear, threaten to die?
Because there is no more love in your eyes
and you know that I have sacrificed everything
to give you what you always needed to hear.
But I suppose my love just wasn't enough.
The words from your lips seem not your own
but so cold, rolling off your tongue.
Each one cuts me like a thousand knives
as you try to explain yourself away.
I cry and scream, I beg you not to go
but my words, they fall upon deaf ears.
For I only ever gave you what I could;
all the love in the world, to warm your heart.
Frozen forever, your words still spewing
mechanically, like toxic waste, from your lips.
Trying to tell me that everything is fine,
but within my heart, I know the truth.
Mournful cries tearing through the air,
unable to discern the real from the lies.
And so I wake, screaming, in your arms, again
from the worst nightmare of my entire life.
But it seems so real, and it frightens me
that my heart feels like it's breaking.
Even at this very moment, in your arms,
that fear will haunt me, until forever ends.
Author notes
Option 1: Darkness/nighttime
Based on a SUPER-CREEPY dream I had [last 2 nights in a row], that I hope never happens in real life. I felt like crying when I woke up this morning [at 4 am], and I just needed to get this out...
And just so Travis knows... Forever and ever, babe. I love you.
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A very good write. I can't imagine the pain it would be to lose someone who you love with all your heart. I do really like this poem. Best of Luck.
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I ask myself the same questions with him and honestly, sometimes I don't know how to keep going with it. Very saddening, I know... it brings me to tears sometimes thinking of it.
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Very passionate.
I can feel your heart suffering and hear you panting after you realize twas all a dream. Great write here. Good luck in this contest. =]
Lys, the Panda Empress
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Loved it!
I love it! it flows well and I can really feel the emotion and how scared you were about this dream like thing...fantastic job! And its ok...I've had dreams like this too...although not exactly...but again this is a great piece!!!
Best of Luck in the Contest!
Thanks for entering!
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**MEOW!** Purrfectly in time for Halloween, Mistress. Nightmares make good poetry, I see. To find love and lose it...the most crippling thing to ever happen. Trust me. This leopard knows how soul-tearing it is.
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