Literature

Poem 1

I try to distract myself,

from this pain…

This sadness

This longing,

Its just too much to bare.

Maybe in time

I’ll be able to breathe

When this curse that has a hold of me

Lets go of the pain burning in my heart..

When will this arise?

Nobody knows…

I hope hope it will be soon

So this screaming inside will stop…

I want to breathe again!

To be able to let go of this anguish…

To feel something

That relates to happiness

Its so dark and dreary inside my heart

So I’m going to wait…

For some love,

Or light.

Poem 2

My love

My soul mate

How can you do and say such things?

Turning away

And with words of venom

Aimed straight for my heart

I never realised love was so cruel…

Until the day

you made me fall

fall into the abyss of broken hearts

I hope your happy now my love

My heart is torn in two

And there are no words to describe the pain

You have made me the way i am today

Because of you

I am lost

And may never love again…

Thoughts on Poem 2

It sounds like a conclusion looking back on a series of laments. Great imagery; very vivid and striking. Easy to share in the sorrow and regret of the supposed ex lover. The rhythm is very evocative and there is a strong intimacy between the reader and the writer. The writer seems to be writing a final message to whoever may find it which gives the poem a certain apathy and a sense of hopeless sorrow. It feels like a last will before devoting yourself to a sea of hopelessness. It gives a strong feeling of falling into what feels like an ocean of sadness. It evokes an image of giving yourself up to a powerful force.