Broken

I ask myself why I feel this overwhelming sadness

Why each heartbeat feels labored, like it’s a chore

Nothing was that bad, they say,

But they don’t understand me.

 

It’s as if I’m running through a thick forest,

I see myself coming to the end, where the light is

Where happiness is

So I run faster and faster hoping to get there sooner,

And when I finally reach it I run into this glass window,

And I see the other side,

And it’s beautiful, and full of happiness and love

I want that, everything in my body wants that

So I begin to bang, and throw rocks and scratch and claw,

But nothing works, I’m defeated

And I fall to my knees crying,

And the sadness returns,

So I crawl back deep into the forest,

And curl into a fetal position,

And let the darkness and sadness consume me,

Let it eat away at me, and tear me up inside

Then I realize everything’s quiet, but my heartbeat

That labored heartbeat, and give up

Im broken, damaged goods

So I do what will take me away,

Sleep, and hope for a better tomorrow.

Author's Note

this was hard to write, i hope you enjoy, please review.

Reviews

[Wolf's Ink]

Well done :)

[Steven Daveluy]

A very good pen Brittany, I like the sadness and hoplessness it conveys. Very good work.

[Alexis]

I LOVED THIS POEM SOOO MUCH! I feel like I could totally relate. I especially liked the part of the poem with the "glass window". Brilliant. Great job! I shall add this to my favorites :3

[Friks]

Incredible! Perfect scenery, true relatable emotion. This is a really good piece ;)

[Ashley]

i love it and can relate to it. wonder 100/100

[My Fair Lady]

Lonely, I'm so lonely....

[Geralyn Miller]

A poetic, and unerringly accurate depiction of loneliness and isolation.

verry sad. i really like this espesally the part about the glass, things in your mind can become so real sometimes.

[Wanderlust]

This is a sorrowful poem, lots of loneliness and despair. I particularly like your glass metaphor.

[Hello, Goodbye]

Great stuff