I never had your love
But I have this pain
Which you gave to me
Not as a parting gift
You brought it along
When you first came into my life
It’s never ending
This pain
It’s Omnipresent
Always there
In the background
Screaming, hurting
Never letting me forget
Reminding me, always repeating
The lessons I’ll never forget
Yet, I can’t recall the number of times
I’ve cried
Cried like a madwoman
The amount of tears that have fallen
Countless tears
Out of these eyes, these poor eyes
Putting the oceans to shame
These tears
They fell unchecked
They fell gently, sometimes rapidly
Flowing into nothingness
Some drying on my cheeks
Some kissing my lips
Always falling, never stopping
These tears
Trying my hand at something new. Let me know what you think.
Love Always,
R.
I love it. the repetition really hits home. The last stanza creates such beautifully sad, visceral images.
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If you felt the pain, the I believe it’s a job well done 🙂
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You make tragedy and heartbreak beautiful. I don’t know how you do it.
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Because the tragedy is my own and I find beauty in words.
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I hope you find healing in sharing your wounds and soothing balms in the comments.
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I have. In many ways. So many ways. I am just glad to be writing again. I write in the hopes that someone else will find solace in my words… in hopes that they find the strength in them that I once lacked. 🙂
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You definitely offer solace and strength in your words.
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Then that is ALL I hope for and more. 🙂
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Oooo good idea! 🙂
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The image is striking too. The perfect accompaniment. I forgot to mention that before. Too much toil today. 🙂
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Oh? Everything alright?
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I think this round went to the leaves. I helped my parents with some yard work at their house.
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Aah… Now I understand. Allergies?
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yes but they’re under control. I over did it because I was trying to keep my parents from doing too much. My mom wasn’t feeling well and my dad is still recovering from a stroke.
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Oh wow. I wish them good health and you as well. You should rest up and rejuvenate 🙂
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yes ma’am I’m thinking about doing just that since I need to head to work in 9 hours. No rest for the creative.
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I feel ya. I’ve had an incredibly long day as well. I am writing to help me unwind.
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🙂
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it spoke to me… raw emotions that I can very much relate too… i cry all the time about that pain in my heart lurking… about my first love who never had the chance to love me back like i deserved…
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It’s probably for the best. It’s probably because you deserve better. (Speaking form experience) I am writing this as a story, I hope you’ll stick around for the end.. perhaps my words will help. *a big hug to you*
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i will look forward to it… 🙂
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