My heart is stubborn and foolish,
it tries desperately
to leap from its fleshy restrictions
whenever it catches sight of you
beating, beating, beating
faster, faster, faster
believing you will hear its song.
It does not yet understand
God assigned where it lives now,
where it is supposed to be,
it does not comprehend
that its place is not in your hands.
Please tell it, harshly or gently-
its used to listening to you-
relieve it of its confusion,
remind it that it no longer belongs to you.
A contest entry
- Free verse fun. by crushed.
500 points, ended June 9, 2008, 14 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Break My Heart by Mistress Masquerade.
600 points, ended July 11, 2008, 47 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Give Me Something Sad by LittleDecoy.
900 points, ended August 31, 2008, 85 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Comments
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love love love this.
i've gone through this plenty of times, telling myself the same thing over and over.
this strikes relatability in all the right ways.
i hope things get easier for you. =)
great job & good luck. -
I know this feeling well and this poem really hit home for me, my heart finally found its home and I hope your has/will. Thank you for entering and good luck.
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I really enjoyed this poem. The repeating of the words and general idea. Thank you for entering my contest.
-crushed
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