Sorrow Poem

As the title says; A poem about relationship and heartbreak.

 

Sorrow Poem

 

By Alasse Fefalas

 

The moments we had
The memories we shared
Do they really mean nothing
Are they just illusions

How does one live with sorrow?
How can one cry without a shoulder?
How does a half survive without the other?
How can happiness turn into sorrow?

I want you back
I want to see your face
I need you back
I need you with me

How does one live with sorrow?
How can one cry without a shoulder?
How does a half survive without the other?
How can happiness turn into sorrow?

You left without a word
Leaving me in the dark
How can I live
Consumed by my sorrow inside

How does one live with sorrow?
How can one cry without a shoulder?
How does a half survive without the other?
How can happiness turn into sorrow?

I am dead
Devoid of life
I am alive
A living, broken soul

How does one live with sorrow?
How can one cry without a shoulder?
How does a half survive without the other?
How can happiness turn into sorrow?

Come back to me
I need you
Come home to me
I want you

How does one live with sorrow?
How can one cry without a shoulder?
How does a half survive without the other?
How can happiness turn into sorrow?

I see you finally
The other half me
The missing pieces of my soul
Finally coming back to me

How does one live with sorrow?
How can one cry without a shoulder?
How does a half survive without the other?
How can happiness turn into sorrow?

One cannot live with sorrow
One cannot cry without a shoulder
A half cannot survive without the other
Where there is happiness there is sorrow

Author's Note

I first made this to be something like a song, hence the repeated stanza, though, a melody was never made for it and now it's just another poem.

Reviews

[Hotel Mornings]

It's funny how sorrow attracts people. Once I read the title I had to click on the poem. The repeated melody/staza asks very basic questions that are sooo hard to answer. You capture the emotion well. I liked the lines: 'I am dead//Devoid of life//I am alive//A living, broken soul," a lot. Being dead and I'm alive are two good images to have next to one another. good job.

[The Grammar Nazi]

Wow, this would work really well with a slow tempo background sound. I like this one a LOT more than the other one I reviewed a second ago. I like them both a lot, but this one blew me away. Really good write. I'll be reading more of your work.

[Adela Muresan]

Come back to me
I need you
Come home to me
I want you

This is a very powerful sequence. It illustrates human passion, and it is in my opinion the best part of the poem.
I'm very pleased with the fact that you decided to on an happy ending, for a sad poem.

*****Stuff.

A.M.