Emergency Room

Emergency Room  

A Poem by Colton Warr 

Rush her in, get her on the operating table

Get every man, woman, and child, anyone who is able 

She's in very bad condition 

I must give her my all to get her stable 

Hand me my tools, the prayers, love letters, and flowers 

Hand me everything I've done, the countless hours

I have to try and save her without her permission

I have to try, because of love, her heart is now ours

Quiet everyone, let me listen to her heart 

I hear it beating as it tries to tear itself apart 

"No!" I scream and I grab the knife to start the incision

I can't stop now, I've poured my soul into this from the start 

As I open her up I can see the damage 

A carnage that cannot be concealed by some bandage 

Leave it broken or try and fix it, a haunting decision

I told myself there was something left in you to salvage 

An assistant warned, "you could lose apart of yourself" 

I uttered "I know, but she needs my help" 

Little did I gather, I stood no chance

But I could not ignore everything that I had felt 

                             ******

The blood and gore of it all spewed 

A trail of pain left by our feud 

The way you rejected me was rude

You were the only thing I ever wanted to view

Your hands start to twitch and eyes roll back 

I tried, my love, but could never get us on track

And for my efforts all I caught was flak 

Everything you had, but love you lacked 

                            ******

"I'm here" I whisper "I'm right here" 

I hoped that that would remove your fears 

I could see you ending, your chest started to slow

And so, within my eyes, developed a tear

You rejected the love, the medication 

You made yourself numb with your suffocation

You destroyed yourself and took us down too

I just wanted to be your salvation 

I lean back and wipe the sweat from my eyes 

My hand falls to my mouth as I hold it back, I try

The life between us has stopped 

I ask to have the room, simply, to cry 

After they all leave I lean into your expired corpse 

My lips hover over your own "I was completely yours" 

I kiss you, thinking one last breath could do it

Yet, dead our love remains, I couldn't save what I truly adored 

Author's Note

More words to come....

Reviews

[Omikron]

Wow, you skillfully painted a beautiful picture of something so terrible and heart-wrenching as losing a loved one. Amazing work Colton!

[Ruby Heggie (PB Jacobs)]

Damn, that's heavy! I know what it's like to lose a loved one

[ca.shorty]

True words my friends. True words. Only that emotion could come from a heart who knows what it’ll be like. It’s really good.

[Colton Warr]

Thank you very much, Cole! I appreciate you taking the time out to give this a read! I'm glad you enjoyed!

[ca.shorty]

No problem

[Silver_water_dragon]

This was very well done. Very moving

[Colton Warr]

Thank you very much! I appreciate you stopping by and giving this a read!

[kitty]

A worthy sacrafice. When faith in you is gone, why wish to carry on. The damage done alas ii was not the only one!

[Colton Warr]

Love those words, kitty! I’m glad you were able to resonate with this piece! Thanks for stopping by and giving this a read!

[kitty]

A;ways a pleasure!

[Onlyme]

This is stunning. Moving, beautiful speechless and amazing. Bravo.

[Colton Warr]

Thank you very much, Dawn! I appreciate your kind words! Thank you for taking time out of your day to give this a read!

[Onlyme]

Colton your a remarkable talented young man. And my pleasure. I love your honesty and frankness about who you are. That speaks volumes. As your so open and honest about who you are. And not afraid to speak out. Love that.. More power to you. hugs Dawn.

[MoonChildPoetry]

i felt every single word of this. absolutely stunning. i hope we can be friends and share our work with each other.

also, one thing i did pick up on in this piece is your past and present tense, but that is the only flaw i can pick out.

[tp340]

Very heartfelt read, well done and keep going

[scribbler]

Wow! This was absolutely amazing! I felt that there were many different things you could get from reading this!

[Leslie Philibert]

Good work, I enjoy narrative poetry, this is well written !