My Last Request

I hope that this will make it to its intended. I hope against it as well. I've got a lot of useless hope left. Inspired by "Closure" by Teeya.

All I can ask

Is that you don't rebuild the walls you once let tower so high around you.

That you let them stay battered down,

However excruciating it may be.

Because you are truly someone extraordinary.

Even if I cannot be the one to behold that,

Someone else will.

In the long run,

Stay your beautiful self.

And, someday, someone who loves you will be thankful.

Author's Note

Questions, comments, concerns, you know the drill!
-Arriam

Reviews

[LazerRays]

i like this. there are so many people i care about that have their walls too high. i want to somehow tell them that i really care about them... but i cant get past that wall. nice works :P

[Arriam]

You just have to keep trying, when you're too weary. Thank you very much!
Arriam

[Chris Shaw]

So refreshing from the "if I can't have you, then no one else will". Nicely expressed Arram. People who have been hurt often build protective walls to shelter behind.

Chris

[Arriam]

That "no one else can have you" approach doesn't seem like love to me. Thank you very much for stopping by, and for your kind review!
-Arriam

[Shawn Fukuda]

Well, that's a very benevolent perspective you have expressed in this poem. I tend to vacillate between myriad points of view, therefore, I think this is coming from a good place.

[Arriam]

It comes from the best place it can. Thank you very kindly for your review!
-Arriam

[θεά]

Deeply personal.

I can think of someone in my life who could have written it.

Thought provoking and emotional write.

Best,
M.

[Arriam]

I'm very glad to hear from you. And thank you very much.
Fondly,
Arrriam