what happened to our heat
you filled me with an ache
who would have thought you’d cheat
it was almost our death
as i began to hate
thanks, teach
i’ll never forget the date
i’ll never forget the act
on my heart it’s etched
as i detach
Tag: betrayal
Reblog – Scraps by River Dixon
This piece gripped me from the beginning but man, those last six lines did me in! I hope it touches you as well.
Try as I may
There is no denying
The intricacies
In your way
That leave behind
An ache for more
The fingers trace
Delicate footfalls
As hands and knees
Give way to
Desperate scrounging
For one last morsel
Of the way
You looked at me
That night
It lives on
A haunting reminder
That my hands
Are made to
Reach out and
Embrace, not
To dig in shadows
For remnants
Of things left
Behind, feeding
Me for a day
While I starve
For a lifetime
Reblog – One Card Pull: Ten of Swords by L. Stevens
OUCH!! But not wrong. This is accurate on so many levels. I’ve heard people say that “Pain is my muse” with respect to writing but I think it’s pretty accurate to say that those with a determined spirit would feel the same. For justice and their healing, pain inspires them to overcome and thrive because of it. This piece reasonated with me powerfully.
the ten swords
you pressed and
twisted into
my back hurt
and tore me
open but
they became
the best thing
that ever
happened to
me
The Dawns
with disingenuous, frozen smiles
these callous beings
set out to destroy my faith in friends
far apart geographically
both had crazy husbands
and the same insecurities
how did i pick identical personas
these two made from the same stock
who claimed to have my back
professing their love for me
they left when i needed them
never knowing how to apologize
for years i was in the dark
intimacy took a hit
lesson learned
I F*#ked Up
Heartbreak my punishment, loneliness my reward.
Inspired by Saturday Six Word Story Prompt (6WSP) #41 – June 6, 2020
Show Me
Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #135
And then watch what they do!
your words are lies, man
you destroyed the sacred trust
it’s over, it’s done
*This piece was originally published on I Write Her 4/29/2018 but still relevant and apropos to this prompt.
Just Wrecked
once safe and sound
our motion
jostling harmoniously
clicketing along predictably
but that train
left the station
leaving a trail of debris
in the crash
reeling emotions screech
as the brakes are put on
full stop
the damage is extensive
such a jagged mess
to clean up
but the nugatory efforts
fail
Havoc
trust and respect went out the damn window
i didn’t break
you broke us
damaged
me
Seething
there is no trust, fool
tired of the assholery
fuck your agenda
I Lose, I Triumph
i was worthy
of a better, happier life
than you deemed
i was going to live
every time
my name
comes up
i hope
you choke on it
with irritation
that’s what you deserve
a lifelong
aversion
to the utterance
of what once
so effortlessly
came across your lips
i hope
it makes
your body
fill with pins and needles
whose friction
tears you up
on the inside
you
the creator
of your destruction
i walk away
comfortably
knowing
you’ll bleed
from the inside
i
am better
without you
**Originally published in Feeling Human Dec 2017. Presented here with revisions.
