Shackles Of The Past

once burnt, twice shy.

              Shackles of the past
Love came to your door,
Garbed in her finest ,asking you to let her in,
You who had been visited before,
Looked at her with suspicious eyes,
And slammed the door in her face,
Congratulating yourself on your narrow escape.

 

Memories of another time,
When youth and the scent of her had you blind,
When you, braver than any knight ,
Welcomed her with  guileless eyes,
Her brilliant robes they swirled and dazzled,
And you  in your ignorance heeded her every command.

 

Happiness clouded your view,
Making you a slave to her every whim,
And you being a simple man basked in her majesty,
Blinded by your emotion,
Unaware that she had grown tired of you,
Restless to court another.

 

Was it your imagination or had her shimmer faded,
Or had realization opened your  eyes,
To the treachery that was her occupation,
This was her legacy,
The breaking of your spirit,
The scar where she tore out your heart.

 

Did she dare think that if she wore a different guise,
Smiled a sweeter smile,beguiled with obvious kindness,
Swore that she was different,
Proved that she was,
That you would be taken in again?
Broken like a toy cast away for  a newer model?

 

You held your hurt close to your heart,
Cherishing it like the sweetest lover,
Shackled to the past with chains of memory,
Content in your bitterness to let no one in,
To remain alone because you were hurt once,
And it defined you and you have really and truly lost.

Reviews

[Daniel Sala]

Marvellous. I love the way you really get to the heart of different people and situations without histrionics but with so much feeling. "And it defined you and you have really and truly lost." When the feet that trampled have long since moved on some lie there forever stuck under the now weightless footprints. Marvellous to read and enjoy.

[Vidya Bacchus]

thank you for your wonderful review.It is true some people can't seem to let themselves get over the pain of the past.

[Sheila Kline]

An excellent description with gripping emotion of what it feels like to be bound to the past time of another relationship, and the questions one asks when examining what went wrong as the love was no longer the same for the the two. I like the questions you pose, and the way you evaluate it is the best way to be.
Happiness may often cloud our view and the pain that results is very difficult to overcome!

[Vidya Bacchus]

Thank you so much my dear lady for all your lovely words

[Bronwen Cox Hollinger]

This is so beautiful. I really like it because there is much depth within it but it is written in very simple words. Lovely!

[Vidya Bacchus]

Thank you very much for your kind words .I appreciate them alot.

[Yours Truly]

I really like it! Nice write :)

[Vidya Bacchus]

thank you very much for your kind words

[susmitadas]

Amazing work....at times we find it really difficult to erase hurtful memories of the past...but then life has to go on...not just life..you too have to move on

[Vidya Bacchus]

too true people sometimes are hurt and they never recover, letting the past dictate their life

[Laura Harrison]

I absolutely love the title! :D I think everyone is scared of letting anyone get close to us because we have been wronged in the past. Excellent write :)

[Vidya Bacchus]

That is exactly what i think Thank you for reading

[Laura Harrison]

You're welcome

[Sami Khalil]

"This was her legacy,
The breaking of your spirit,
The scar where she tore out your heart.



Did she dare think that if she wore a different guise,
Smiled a sweeter smile,beguiled with obvious kindness,
Swore that she was different,"

We have to be careful from people and their true motives for a lot of beguiling going around . We have to seperate the obvious from the hidden so we won't be stung twice...A wonderful poem...:).....................

[Vidya Bacchus]

thank you for your words sami sometimes people are hurt so bad that they don't give love a chance when the real thing comes around hence the endless beguiling lol

[Sami Khalil]

Wow. So true...You are welcome...:).................

[ron]

Your poem is so close to how I feel right now. You are a truly gifted writer.

[Vidya Bacchus]

thank you very much for your kind words dear poet but letting one hurt define you is not right .Try ,try again

[ron]

It has been more then one hurt. But I am trying to open up more.

[Vidya Bacchus]

Well sometimes people suck

[ron]

I know. I also know I suck to. It's a fact of life.

[Vidya Bacchus]

seroiously?I really doubt you suck you seem perfectly unsucky lol

[ron]

Lol...thank you Vidya.