I'm Stealing My Heart Back, One Break At A Time

My dearest,

I'm of the private opinion

We'll never make it out.

You and your souless minions

fight me, "go ahead," I scream;

thats right... you know what I mean.

Ripping into my past with your eyes,

and ripping my future, lie after lie.

You could have spoken,

(and maybe broken),

into my notions

of right and wrong,

but morals are useless here.

Here I stand,

Waist deep in quicksand,

oh, desperation loves me!

I would really prefer not to shoot.

This gun is loaded, and I

Never liked hurting you.

Its funny you should ask

why I do it so much...

Its because: you only hurt

the one you love.

"Its over" is never enough,

I'd love to be over it...

But I've said it before,

You're so addictive;

I'm a junkie high on you,

dancing alone, pretending for two.

Oh, I'm evil,

but I'm getting used to it.

I hung up my cape for now,

long enough to take you down.

And I'll smile for the camera,

your melody in my ears,

this new mug shot on the wall

matches our school photos and fears.

Say goodnight...

Go to sleep,

tonight's your last good thing from me.

Love,

From the Technicolor Grief.

Author's Note

I was too lazy to capitalize the first letter of every line.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

"I'm a junkie high on you,
dancing alone, pretending for two.
Oh, I'm evil,
but I'm getting used to it."
I like this poem. Your statements were strong and to the point. I like the emotion and the desire of the poem. A very good ending to a outstanding poem. Thank you.
Coyote

[PrincessZeldaWannabe]

One of your best poems! Really interesting, dark, and cool!

[Angela]

Love and it's counterpart. Very descriptive. As usual your turn of phrase is flawless and you bring each line to life."I hung up my cape for now. Long enough to take you down" Love it!

[Calypso]

Amazing. This poem was so full of emotions and sorrow. Love can be bittersweet!

[Emily B]

you and your soulless minions, you're is a contraction for you and are. I do like your use of internal line rhyme

[Tasha]

Every line was so powerful and full of emotion. Amazing job!

[HopelesslyDevoted]

power in every line and every word! beautiful and inspiring!

[Sweet & Tender Hooligan]

A heartfelt poem full of emotion and hurt. It has the tension and feel of a film. The last few lines are powerful. And I love the title.

[sentimental~ galore]

i really enjoyed the last half of the poem, it spoke to me...lol, that sounds odd, but seriously like when you start talking about mug shots, it makes the poem come alive. i would recommend that more in your poetry.

[Moflo]

Definitely a nice display of emotion here, very solid poem throughout with a great flow and meaningful message that is displayed clearly. Great work.

[Darina Raven]

Love this. Sensing a conflict of love and hate, and I love the lines
'Its because: you only hurt
the one you love.'

Great read, love your style.

~Darina