Bleeding heart
I whispered to her low,
A vow to ease her pain,
But behind those honeyed words,
Lurked a harsh, jagged truth.
I didn't bring her calming peace,
Just a warning, stark and raw.
I bear a weighty ghost,
Of bygone, searing hurt,
Whose shadow stretches long and far,
Even in the day's brightest light.
The woe within me ferments,
A cancer that slowly grows,
Devouring my very essence,
Consuming love's warm glow.
I told her the truth, yes I did.
Because I have learned the hard way,
That hurt people
Often times hurt people.
There is no cure for a heart that bleeds,
No balm to wipe the tears away.
About this poem
This poem is about how people who are deeply hurt often times hurt other people with out intending to.
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Written on May 15, 2023
Submitted by JoeStrickland on May 15, 2023
Modified by JoeStrickland on July 15, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 596 |
Words | 129 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
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