Still burns



I lit up when I knew you were there
I swear,I could see the sun shining
Together we could Care and share;
Thought together we will be winning
Then, I heard the news, I didn't hear it clear, but my heart did, it shattered,
I could hear the loud silence in which it
Broke and bled, scattered.
I looked at you, to see you nod in disagreement, but to my painful grief
You didn't, I saw you smiling within;
Realising that you intended the pain, I stared in sheer disbelief.
You left a burning mark in my heart,
Yet my soul earns for the fake love
You fed me, so that I'm blind to your
Perfidy, I often fall into a deep pit of misery, drowning in agony, yet for help
I was still calling out your name.
I still wonder what made you do this
Some say narcissm, cynicism
But I know it was my flaw of loving the ones who hurt me, as that is the only notion of love I have known,
I believe in the beauty of the thorn just how I believe in the rose.
Seasons may change,
night will turn into day
Leaves may turn green to orange
But the scars of betrayal may
Never fade away
I don't know if I'll forgive but, I'm sure I won't forget.
Last night when I heard you knock on my door at midnight, I heard a whisper within;
the voices were coming from my heart whimpering in pain, it cried to me saying
It still burns, it still burns.

About this poem

Betrayal, pain, feeling lost, feeling beat and realising your special person wanted you to be in this pain.

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Written on October 21, 2022

Submitted by richurinsy4 on October 21, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABABCDCEFEGHIJKLMNOPQRQQSFBT
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,324
Words 281
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 28

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