All I've Left To Give

A hearts damage is in the perception

There’ll be no second chances

No drawn out or lingering glances

But I promise to give you

All I’ve left to give

 

In the spirit of full disclosure

I probably should reveal

These compound fractures

That just won’t heal

 

You can shield your eyes

It won’t hurt my pride

I know it’s an acquired revulsion

My wounds look like maggot meal

 

This vessel cradling my soul

Has witness more darkness

Than most humans will ever know

 

And yet,

Even in this mutilated state

I’ve still managed to find

Some semblance of grace

 

Under my broken, mangled

And damaged heart

The human condition

Has done its part

 

In the shadow of my heartbeat

You will find

A set of golden wings

Created from the divine

 

Should this love crumble

After having given

All I had left to give

Those golden wings

Will be glad

to carry my perfect heart

To the beginning

Of a new day

Author's Note

Thanks for reading. Reviews always welcome.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

since you seem to have a rhyme scheme..i might want the second line in the last stanza...to be "after having given it all away" to match the last line...but then you might want the rhyme to be lost in that stanza to parallel the loss of the love.

very intense write.

[Kristin Lee]

Thanks for the food for thought....definitely things to think about. I appreciate the feedback.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A poem with such mixed emotion. There is sadness and reflection and hope and yet acceptance of despair. It flows well and reads smoothly.

[Kristin Lee]

Very mixed emotions, yes. Thanks so much for the feedback as always John. I appreciate it.

[Sami Khalil]

"This vessel cradling my soul

Has witness more darkness

Than most humans will ever know



And yet,

Even in this mutilated state

I’ve still managed to find

Some semblance of grace"
Hope within dark subjective perception of love and life . I like this write ...Thank you for sharing...:)

[Kristin Lee]

I was trying to show that hope exists even within darkness. I'm glad you saw that. Thanks for stopping by Sami :)

[Sami Khalil]

I did...You are welcome...:)