My Core

How to handle something that -shouldn't be- but -is-?

Clutching petals that are long dead

Preserved as they may be

You play on every channel

I'm on the verge of insanity

Would you want to know

You are all that graces my mind

It's unhealthy, toxic even

But extraction would leave me blind

Whether to distract the heart

Or to saturate it in dreams

If both end in empty hands

Which one brings faster relief

It seems easy enough

To conquer this eclipse

This world for your smile

And this universe for your lips

But no amount of treasure

Would ever suffice for you

If I don't fit into your journey

There's nothing I can do

The limbs will forever ache

Where all my muscles tore

What am I supposed to do

When you've always been my Core 

Author's Note

I went a little retro in my writing method, but it seemed fitting for how I was feeling.

Original image: http://www.fabuloussavers.com/new_wallpaper/Alone_In_The_Night_Wallpapers_freecomputerdesktopwallpaper_p.jpg

Reviews

[SleeplessVolcano]

Oh yes, you have captured brilliantly the catch 22 of missing something seemingly out of reach....those limbs will always ache.....beautifully put.......the image of a phantom limb comes to mind....so many analogies to fit those gaps inside our hearts.....

[Cobblestone Traveler]

I thank you for your words of praise. I'm so glad you liked it!

[stephsand14]

I love this. A perfect piece on unrequited love.

[Cobblestone Traveler]

That's very kind of you to say. Thank you!!

[Shabeeh Haider]

I love this write. Each stanza is so full of feeling. You start with how your beloved is always in your thoughts and then go on to say how removing the person from your life would leave you blind.
The third and fourth stanza are really amazing.
well done.

[Cobblestone Traveler]

Thank you so much!!

[LastMonth]

Something in the 3rd and 4th Stanzas just flows marvelously.
I'm not sure what, nor can I pinpoint it. I'm sorry for not being helpful,

I think it started with me really liking the term 'Saturate' it with dreams. Saturation is about colors, and the way you use it feels great and flows well. And from there it just connects, 'The World for your smile' and the 'Universe for your lips' also follow up in a splendid fashion.

Not that the other stanzas were bad, the 3rd and 4th just stood out for me.
Thank you.

[Cobblestone Traveler]

What a kind and thoughtful review. Thank you very much!

[Nisreen]

Waw ..... Seriously waw
She would be insane not to fall to your feet after reading this !!!!!

[Cobblestone Traveler]

This made me smile. Thanks so much for your review.

[Nisreen]

Thank you for writing this piece ..... and sharing it

[Davidgeo]

Not too shabby. A bit dark but rejection always is a dark time. When it's real bad it's kind of like losing something so important it physically hurts... phantom limb pain is a very very real thing, it is certainly transitive to the social and romantic world.

Well written though; you have a good, natural pace while keeping a clean form. Not everyone can do that let alone do it very well.

[Cobblestone Traveler]

Thanks man, that means a lot. I didn't spend as much time on it as others, but sometimes it's less amount format and eloquence and more about pouring the words out and straightening their bowties. Yeah, I just said that and I'm not erasing it. :P

[Cobblestone Traveler]

less about*

[Davidgeo]

that's a good one...