I DID

Once I looked into your eyes 

I knew what would come of

Us, at least I thought I did 

Until I messed up or so I thought

I did, You told me it was my 

Fault, you told me I was wrong

And I believed you, I thought

it was me, I burned dinner 

I fell asleep before you came 

home, I allowed my friends to 

talk bad about you, I gave you 

an attitude, I rolled my eyes

I talked back, I shed a tear in

front of company, I ripped the

dress, and I did it on purpose

I thought it was my fault, and 

I searched for ways to make it

better, and found the perfect 

Way, It wasn't me it was you! 

You only saw the bad never

the why, why was dinner 

over cooked, why I fell

asleep, why my friends

talked bad about you, 

why i gave you an attitude

why i rolled my eyes, talked

back, shed that tear in front

of company, ripped that dress

I don't owe you anything but

i want it for myself, so i'll 

fill you in, dinner was over

cooked because your side piece

called, told me what you were

doing at those late meetings

i fell asleep after you called

me on our anniversary to tell

me you caught a late flight 

you'd be back in a week, 

i love you too! my friends

talked bad because they only 

saw bad, you never gave them

a good thing to go by. i gave

you an attitude because i 

wanted out but also i 

wanted your attention

i rolled my eyes hoping you'd

see, hoping you'd yell at me 

because again the stupid part

of me still wanted you to pay

attention, talked back to make 

conversation, shed that tear in

front of company because she 

was sitting at the table looking

at me judging, judging me like

i meant nothing like a peasant 

asked to join a high class dinner

not a wife with her husband

Oh yeah and that dress 

I was wrong 

I did rip that dress 

I ripped it

I did 

To signify 

To show you 

To demonstrate 

How a boss leaves a man 

That I once thought was a man 

and now i only see a pig 

I see trash!

Reviews

[D Connolly]

This carries a strong message of hope. There's a certain amount of power that comes with letting go of the thing or person that hurts you, even if it's uncertain. It can be scary to let that thing go when it's "comfortable" or after you've put so much work into making it better. I'm glad the dinner was burnt. I'm glad the dress is ruined! I'm glad your stupid dinner friends don't like me! And I'm glad you're gone!!! As you can see, I've now become the narrator... Good job! :)

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSh..]

This symbolizes empowerment for me. There is so much intensity packed into this piece. I find myself wanting the next chapter as this story rolls out.
Well done.

Sheer Terror

[Rico]

I really like the way you broke this poem down into sections. It lured me in and by the third stanza I was like dang haha I was hooked and was laughing because how clean you put it together. Very impressive. Very strong. Very Powerful.

[Rebecca Garber]

I loved this poem. Only if more people were strong willed. I hope this inspires more people to stand up for themselves if they need to. Great write.

[Anjali]

I love this poem.. full of positivism, since the female protagonist is strong enough to contain her self-respect and self-esteem by putting herself and her feelings at priority. Very rarely these qualities are seen in women, rather most of the women start believing in what their partners tell me.

Nice choice of the words and loved the following lines:

"To show you
To demonstrate
How a boss leaves a man
That I once thought was a man
and now i only see a pig
I see trash!"

Still believing not all men are same!

[HC Abiona]

wow, that was really good. I like that line... how a boss leaves a man. that I once thought was a man. Amazing!!

[Giulia King]

I hate when you're in a relationship and your significant other points out every mistake you make. When really it's always them. This poem is so powerful, I'm sure many can relate. You bring out a strong message and the way you write is just wow.

[gracendrpressure]

reminds me of my last relationship. of course, i was in the narrator's shoes.
god if she only knew

[Hebe]

So expressive , it draws you in because it plays with you psych, the dress, the guilt, the realization of fault....very clever!

[M.A.]

The symbolism of the dress stands out this poem. It used to define who you were and now you shred it to make a statement that you are not that person anymore. This piece packs a lot of emptions, and it is well written and throughout. Thank you for sharing.