(Whoever it was that said time heals all wounds
must have been a fucking monk or something.
No, one of those mad hermit types,
whose greatest pains are
that he ran out of toilet paper
going on two years ago, and
he's been subsisting on rats and bat guano
for about the same amount of time.)
Time heals all wounds.
Time heals all wounds?
What about those deep down festering ones,
infected, clenching flesh and driving nails?
Some wounds never heal,
especially for a heart that loves,
and is not loved as much.
What of loss that rends the soul,
like love that dies before its time?
No severed limb could ever match
the forlorn heart,
the tragic loss;
and suddenly tragedy lives,
more than just some scripted bit of verse,
a curse made worse because it's claws,
grasping talons made of steel
cut flesh and feel like living death.
Her breath still echoes in my ear
from only days before.
Of what tender flesh are made these scars which mark me?
The carnal night of fleshly pain
is but a shade of the true dark night
of the soul.
The wellspring of the suffering heart runs deep.
When loved died
I laid in the grave with it.
My flesh lived on but I was no more,
at least not as I used to be.
To be born again can be an agony.
The child of tragedy is a shadow,
an uncertain image cast by former self.
Memories of who I used to be still haunt me
time to time.
But I have said my goodbyes to who I was
and know that I will never smile
in quite the same way again,
nor laugh with near the hearty roar,
for I'm a sadder, wiser man,
but none the better to be sure.
A contest entry
- It's Time To Say Goodbye by Cannonsfire.
3700 points, ended November 1, 2008, 39 entries
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Bittersweet, poetic memories...
Wow, I felt the emotional pull of this poem. I'm sure she's made her decision to go as the best thing for her to do now. Some goodbyes are sometimes better left unsaid... unspoken bye gones... and time heals only what it wants to heal... Great write, thank you for sharing your thoughts! 
Wishing you the best of luck in this contest! Take care, Peace
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i love the first stanza, it really sets the tone for the rest of the piece. well done!
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Hey, i like this, its so powerful. You make me feel the pain of your loss. This poem works, especially when you express your frustrations at the beginning that turn into this bitter anguish. Really its good. and i hope its helped for you to release it out like this in some way.
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A very fine write, indeed. I heard the saying a little differently: "Time heals all wounds, and wounds all heels." I liked the way you used the first part in this poem. You expressed yourself quite well. -
Time does not heal all worunds that is for sure. Some of mine have become layent with scars! Other's turned to bruises...I agree with your poem. Wonderfully dark!! ~Sie
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Fine write here, this is something I can sadly relate to in my life, it's the one thing I wish you could forget but you never do find out how to block it out. C
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