Nothing Left For Me

By cre

I've gathered sand . . .
I let it fly
Every time
The stillness dies . . .
To see the grains
In the grasp of a wind
Tossed with no meaning
I understand then . .
My tears are as dry
As the sun-swept dunes
A little less than nothing left
To win or to lose . .

I've gathered years
I let them fail
Penned by another
Someone else's tale
A rising torrent
Of a drowning flood
Water's more deadly
But blood is blood
My hope is as broken
As the world that I live in
Days into years
But nothing's a given

I've gathered tears
From a once laughing heart
Every piece
Has been smashed all apart
A dying religion
And faded out eyes
These are the relics
Of a childhood's demise
My breath is as torn
As an unfulfilled dream
In this nightmare life's tainted
There's nothing left for me.

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Copyright 2003 cre
Published on Thursday, August 14, 2003.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Dominic On Sunday, May 6, 2012, Dominic (54)By person wrote:

    I really like your work. Sorrow is so often ill-described. You seem to nail it more than most. Thanks for the inspiration to keep writing.

  • Eric On Monday, May 14, 2007, Eric (78)By person wrote:

    This is really well written, great job!

  • BoldSolitude On Monday, April 5, 2004, BoldSolitude (214)By person wrote:

    "My hope is as broken as the world that I live in" definately my favorite line from this. Very vivid imagery and effective use of oxymorons.

  • Ravenblade On Saturday, August 16, 2003, Ravenblade (313)By person wrote:

    I don't know what to say about this write...its just so beautiful...great write.

  • Blood of Winter On Thursday, August 14, 2003, Blood of Winter (296)By person wrote:

    I was impressed at the first stanza...hung on a cliff through the middle... then pushed off at the end, a depressing impresion left on me

  • Ophelia On Thursday, August 14, 2003, Ophelia (221)By person wrote:

    Saddly beautiful, if something can be thoughs two things at once then this was..................O.

  • maddin foxxxy On Thursday, August 14, 2003, maddin foxxxy (358)By person wrote:

    "My breath is as torn As an unfulfilled dream"...you made your words flow with such delicacy..it's easy to be swept in...lovely all the way.

  • Stranger On Thursday, August 14, 2003, Stranger (264)By person wrote:

    I have felt like I was drifting on the winds of despair while I read this. Lonely and haunting. One of my favorites from you.

  • DarkAyla On Thursday, August 14, 2003, DarkAyla (52)By person wrote:

    Thsi is really good, Literally as I was reading this, it took my breath away, Great Write

  • A former member wrote: Very powerful, I really enjoyed this one. The feeling of losing everything without having had anything to lose. Great poem. ~Urban Shipwreck~

  • Blinded_Tiger On Thursday, August 14, 2003, Blinded_Tiger (518)By person wrote:

    I read a couple of times. I wanted to get a real feel of it. You are indeed talented to write like this. I will read more of you works, that is for sure.

  • Six-Out On Thursday, August 14, 2003, Six-Out (1435)By person wrote:

    So much sorrow....so much despair. I can feel this one. I've read it about 4 times over now, and it gets stronger every time. I can see what you write. Weather you think it's one of your best or not, this is a favorite of mine. I hope things get better, I

  • Six-Out On Thursday, August 14, 2003, Six-Out (1435)By person wrote:

    I really do. You deserve more than pain and sorrow. Much more.

  • A former member wrote: I love this.....not to mention u used my favorite word ( tainted) but this is simply wonderful ...¤Alley¤ a job well done


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