On The Other Side of Everything!

One may accept lies, pretend all is well, when in reality they are just living on the other side of everything!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

On The Other Side of Everything!

Golden rays of sunlight flowed over me as I caressed covers on our bed.
I was awake, but felt lonely, abandoned, panged by feelings of despair.
Words of love once spoken are hushed, echoing now loud cries of dread.
It was hard to accept reality of sentiments expressing, "I no longer care"!

I gently stroked your pillow, and clutched it tightly to my aching breast.
Blankets were untouched where your body once rested close to mine.
"Be still my beating heart", I screamed as my thoughts refused to rest.
Trying to convince myself I wasn’t insane, I uttered, "I’m fine, I’m fine"!

The sunshine played a game of hide and seek so I could not see light.
Walls in the room were drab and curtains blew haphazardly in the wind.
Memories of you pierced my consciousness, making day seem as night.
I kept repeating, "You were here, you were here, why did our love end?"

Trying to ignore the truth only allowed false hopes to rest deeper inside.
I was in a state of denial as I'd believed you'd recall the love we'd shared,
Times of laughter, games we played, hugs, kisses, deep of needs satisfied.
Yet, a subtle voice kept whispering to my heart, "Grasp not false pride!"

I clawed my way out of my well of sorrow as I ventured a closer look.
You had been distant as you had walked a visible step away from me.
My eyes were blinded, my ears closed to chapters in romance's book.
To move on, to feel life’s joy, I accepted the truth of all I had to see.

I must recall your lame excuses, nights away from home, smell of her,
Consider how I pretended to believe in you even when I heard your lies.
I’d been dwelling in a house of denial, and must now heed truth's whisper,
Be delivered of deceptive lies, and accept happiness without compromise.

I HAD TO STOP LIVING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
EVERYTHING!
My letter reads,
"I no longer need you"!

Reviews

[Serend1p1ty]

What a stunning poem.
The build up to the end was great.
I especially enjoyed two things from this poem.
One was the repetition in the quotation marks. It added to the atmosphere of the poem. It really enhanced the experience in a majorly positive way.
The second thing was the second last stanza. The lines there were just the high point of poetic beauty.
"my ears closed to chapters in romance's book" - stunning line.
& like I said earlier, the ending was just superb.
Great piece.

Yours truly,
cloud6

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

You really packed an emotional punch with this piece... the deep down despair and pain can be felt through every poetic verse... betrayal in love is something that is hard to recover from as it can effect any relationships afterwards. You are a poetess of delivering emotions... magnificent.

[Sheila Kline]

Thank you all for your kind and insightful reviews! I should have indicated that this write was done for a friend who lost her husband of many years because of his unfaithfulness to her. She was in the throes of sorrow when I did this, so I wrote it and gave it to her as encouragement. She has moved on now and is happy.
But, at the time her world had been ripped apart. I have done a couple of others for her as well.
I am sorry for her, but happy to tell you that it is not me in this poem...I was just able to feel what she was feeling!
Sheila, A Poetess of Multiplicity

[Jason]

As always, you have penned something of pure genius here. Your words flow effortless through your blood, and create such beauty in rhythm. I think the build up was wonderful, just like cloud said. Living among the other side, clawing your way out of sorrow....ahh...hold on....
"I clawed my way out of my well of sorrow as I ventured a closer look.
You had been distant as you had taken a visible step away from me.
My eyes were blinded, my ears closed to chapters in romance's book.
To move on, to feel joy again, I understood the truth of all I had to see"

I couldn't have said it better myself. What an amazing work of art, you have once again created. Your talent has a way of making me smile everytime. Thank you again for sharing.

[Rick Puetter]

Dear Sheila,

This must certainly be a painful and heart-felt piece for you. It's wonderful that you finally understood the hopelessness of the situation and were able to break yourself free. That's personal growth.

Best regards,

Rick

[Anastasia Starlena]

Very heart felt piece. I could feel the gripping pain in being in this situation. Great piece. Way to express those emotions.

[Ellen Hammond]

This is certainly a poem I can relate to, as it stirs memories of denial I lived in for so long. Very nicely penned, my friend.

[deeps]

Such feelings and emotions to grasp onto.
I like what you have created and what you have said.
You have a way with truthful words.
Amazing write and thank you for sharing.

[Brjden (Bridge-Den) Cre..]

Great ode to finding the strength and courage to know when you deserve better! You're description and mentality of the subject is spot on! Very beautifully and painfully written, but it's something that we all (men & women) can read and relate to! Good pen

[shythatway]

This was really good Sheila. Grasp not false pride.. Don't laugh, but it made me think of an old song: 'Whats too painful to remember, we simply choose to forget'. Thank you for sharing.