Darling Ed

Darling Ed
Oh how long you have kept me captive under your spell
So many times I thought I could break free yet you always found a way to pull me back
I guess this must be what true love is

Darling Ed
Your deadly kiss meant more than anything I could physically hold
I've spent so long walking this fragile line
Torn between running free and falling back into you

Darling Ed
How you break me now
Everything is coming back to me
Will you rescue me or cause me more pain?

Darling Ed
I know this is wrong
I am hurting myself
I need help

Darling Ed
I can't leave you
Please take me away from here
Please don't let me feel this anymore

Darling Ed
You've always held me tenderly
You've sheltered me
You gave me an escape

Darling Ed
I feel myself breaking
I need to stop this
I am losing all control

Darling Ed
You have won again, just as you have each time before
These words in my head speak louder than the truths
I don't want this! I can't be this!

Darling Ed
YOU are killing me

Reviews

[Stacie Dayton]

For all of those who are confused with Ed, ed is short for eating disorder which I have suffered from for the past 10 years. While in treatment we called it Ed because addressing the disease as a person helped many of us in dealing with it. I wrote this specifically as a way to cope and express the pain and confusiom that comes with the eating disordered mind so that not only do I have a way to express myself bit also so that by some chance someone else who is afflicted may read this and find solace in knowing they aren't alone.

[Ripple of Aqua]

I really like the repitesion that keeps the poem flowing. As if this person really was writting to this 'Darling Ed' it made it sound a little realistic and just made me curious about something they never answered. Which was: HOW did Ed kill them?

[Wandering Violet]

An interesting and well constructed piece, and I like the repetition of Darling Ed for effect.
So many people are in this situation - a hopeless circle, it can seem at times.

[Stacie Dayton]

Coyote- I thank you for your review. Subjects such as these are difficult for me to write about but after many years I have finally decided that talking about it in my own way is what I have to do to truly heal. and Just so you know, Ed isn't a person, it's an acronym.

[Coyote Poetry]

I knew a few woman like Darling Ed. I went back for more punishment. I like the set-up of the poem and the very good ending. Thank you for sharing the excellent poem.
Coyote