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tattered and broken
by Melissa Arel
you tear me apart
like meat thrown to the dogs
your words pierce me
like a knife to the liver
draining me of blood and water
you leave me hurt, maimed
these scars you gave will never heal
for i'm shredded to pieces
my heart is tattered and broken
.. and then you say you love me..
love? i do not know the word
you've taken all i have
and left me no remains
nothing but tears, bitter tears
08/24/2004 Author's Note: Not the best I know, but it was written when I was very hurt and so the feelings are raw and unrehearsed.
Posted on 08/26/2004
Copyright © 2024 Melissa Arel
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Ernest A Miller on 08/27/04 at 05:10 AM WHy is everyone here so affraid of rawness? when you are hurting and want to right there is no need for structure or form or any of that other $#%@ you guys say is "poetry". Beautiful piece!
ernie |
| Posted by Ken Harnisch on 08/27/04 at 06:02 PM as are the best poems, wrung from our immediate, most wrenching feelings..nothing wrong with rawness when it reflects the heart so keenly! |
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