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Bittersweet Surrender
by John HarderYesterday I stopped caring
about you and what you think
Today I've come to my senses
They can never understand
nor will I
Why should I keep trying?
It's time now to let go
To dust off my sandals
on the outskirts of your heart
I am pushing against it all
fighting nature itself
They don't know what's best
How can they?
The pressure becomes too much
One last fighting breath
and I buckle under the weight
I give up 12/17/2003 Author's Note: It's not what it seems. It's odd how that turned out.
Posted on 12/17/2003
Copyright © 2025 John Harder
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Karl Waldbauer on 12/20/03 at 08:35 AM Sometimes in the real world we do give up "when the pressure becomes too much", so why not write an excellent poem about it? Good job, John. |
| Posted by Mary Ellen Smith on 04/24/04 at 04:25 PM I really like that "on the outskirts or your heart" It jumps out as the theme in this piece. |
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