The Offering

A Poem by Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)

love, after heartbreak

excuse me...

hello there

you, yes, you Ms.

i wanted to know

if i could take a minute of your time

you see, i've been watching you

for quite some time now

no, please... don't be alarmed

see, there is something

of great importance i want you to have

if you'll take it, that is

why don't i keep it

that's the issue

i've discovered, its not built for me to keep

i've tried to tend to it

but, it only seems to shrink

and its becoming as hard as stone

there was once a bright light inside of it

it burned brilliantly with great heat

now... its cold and colorless

why you

well, it's hard to explain

but, i'll try

the other day, while i was passing through

you were busy with something

and your foot brushed mine

we exchanged excuse me's

you smiled and turned away

it was then, that exact moment...

it moved

it hasn't moved--- since i stole it back

no, no... don't leave

allow me to explain

it isn't really mine

i keep it for safe keeping

but as i said earlier

it isn't built for that

let me show you

you see how dim and cracked it is

it's become pitch black...

from no light getting in or out

touch it...

feel how cold it is

it's passed through quite a few hands

and as you can tell, its been dropped...

a lot

i couldn't bare to see it stepped on

or stepped over like trash any longer

so, i picked it up... and ran

i hid it deep so the world wouldn't find it

but thats when it started dying

thats why you must take it

show it the world like i never could

let it see the sun shinning on a rainy day

make it believe in love... just once more

take it... i know you will fill it back up with life

give it purpose again

it may be a bit broken, but trust me...

it wants to live

and i'm dying to see sunshine

through all this rain

© 2013 Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)

Author's Note

Thank you for reading.

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Peter H

wow very , well done this is impeccably written in my opinion majestic write my friend i loved how it read with such flow and meter good write :) no excellent write! .

Posted 10 Years Ago

10 Years Ago

Thanks bro, i can't express my gratitude adequately for that review. Thank you!

Rogue

I have trouble finding words for some of these poems of yours. Just something about them. And they make a box I put a lock on a few months ago, rattle like crazy.

I really liked the interaction in this. Very well done. :)