Standing at the Precipice of Me

Pleading your forgiveness.

 

This bitter sorrow, burdens

A head and heart, sunken

To the murkiest, lonely depths of despair

Like the heaviest, anvil weight

Has such a selfish act, sealed our fate

The thought of hurting you, paining deeper

Than the dread fear, of losing you

Your forgiveness, graces my skies

A silver lining, to the darkest storm

Pleading in the soil, on my knees, at your feet

Pitiful me, begging a thousand years, a pining litany

Thoughts of somber days without you, a walking purgatory

Devoid of your sunshine smile, so comforting

And the feelings, you bring to life in me

To long bereave, the loss of what we had, and could be

Drowning, in this floodwater rush of emotion, swept away

The sooner I died, beneath these waves, so deservingly

Standing, at the precipice of me

Shattered pieces of my dreams, cutting deeply

My being, once soaring, on the breath of your name, spoken sweetly

And the, morning euphoria, of your face, in reverie

Now crestfallen hard, and broken, still descending

Your heaven, is unattainable

But such things, mean nothing, only these merest words

Welling sadness, wetting cheeks, at the ruin of what we had, and could be

All I can say is

Please…                 Forgive me

Author's Note

Would you forgive?

Reviews

[Euphoric Sin]

You have very powerful words, and each time you make a line it seems to me that it itself is a poem on it's own. Entirely, this poem was one I had to think about while I read, your diction is beautiful and the images are startling. It is a very sad thing, and reminds me of so many times I've gone through.

All of this creatively portrays the hurt and loneliness that comes with issue. Your last line I found was especially striking, a good end to such a fantastic work.

Good work, keep writing.

[Lily Mae]

This is strong and amazing.. I think at some point we've all had to stand in the face of regret.. Sometimes it's not so much the letting go of something negative but the reality of wanting something better and different and that path of letting go that it takes us on..
A nice thinker ... excellent write..x

[Ichthus Reality]

Beautiful :)

[Tina Bee]

This is profound. Good job!

[Vesa Lee]

Very powerful.
The last line especially...wow.
I only wish I knew the story behind this piece's inspiration...and better understand it's sadness.
Great write either way.

[Marlena]

The thought of hurting you paining deeper

Than the dread fear of losing you

[Stalker]

Was great! You show your emotions through your wrighting. Its amazing how much you put into your wrighting.

[Sheila Kline]

Another write of breathtaking imagery! And, another poem deserving of the win!
And again,.........well done....deep, and sorrowful....well done!
Sheila

[Helena]

I felt the sadness and pain so strongly in this wonderful poem.
Thank you for submitting this to the contest! ~ Helena

[Mr. Lopez]

I loved every bit of this poem. True masterpiece.

Mr.Lopez