Exhausted

A fictional poem. I'm having major writer's block so I'm sorry if it's cliche or similar to my other ones.

Exhausted,
I'm tired of fighting with you.
I'm tired of hearing the things you say about me.
I'm tired of getting angry with everything you say.

Exhausted,
You hate me,
I know it's true.
You hate how I'm there for you and everyone else,
When all you do is leave us.

Exhausted,
Of the denial,
Of our fights just to abandon the truth,
Even though they slink in the shadows,
Waiting to be let loose.

Exhausted,
Of you stifling everything I say,
Denying me love,
Denying me my life to be lived as I like,
Denying me happiness.

Angery,
At you,
At myself,
At my thoughts,
At my feelings.

Exhausted,
Maybe I'm just exhausted,
Of holding on so tight,
When all I really want to do,
Is let go.

Reviews

[None]

Wow. The tension and duality of your feelings in this piece are sharply poignant. You work the tension and build it like a fire, as if you yourself are working hard to come out of your own denial, while the last line is such a forbid revelation. It's painfully true and cuttingly freeing.

Beautiful, truthful piece. The flow is perfect, your words a succinct. I love this verse and all it clarifies to the poem, almost like throwing down the gauntlet. The poem shifts here so perfectly:


"Exhausted,
Of the denial,
Of our fights just to abandon the truth,
Even though they slink in the shadows,
Waiting to be let loose."

Love this. Great addition to an already amazing collection of your work.

[Suditi]

Oh my!
This is so true.
Sometimes, even though we love somebody to the core, we just can't help feeling the need to break free. It's maybe because we expect a bit too much from the other person, or maybe because the other person really doesnt treat us well, this situation often arises..the situation you have so beautifully explained.
A great poem.