The Last of My Wretched Heart

By SickSanityJenn

The wind screams as you turn away 
The world grows colder this wretched day 
So many words we are unable to say 
It feels like a Tuesday, yeah, definitely a Tuesday 

On these words I'm choking 
The tragically misspoken 
I'm nearly heart broken 
Our wounds new and open 

So I wrap this love in it's death shroud 
Our obvious misery written plainly in frowns 
The words on our lips die without a sound 
As we bow to the crowd, yeah, just a little bow 

On our tragedy we are choking 
So many words left unspoken 
I'm silent as I'm ripped open 
Untitled song of the heartbroken 

Your moniker is written on the stone of my heart 
Every fiber of my being feels like it's being torn apart 
I have always wanted you from the start 
We're not a masterpiece, yeah, not a work of art 

On this feeling I'm choking 
With these lies I've spoken 
I'm the reason I'm broken 
I bear the hand that tears me open 

I dug the hole like I've been digging this lie 
So every pull of the truth comes from deep inside 
I want to follow you into the desolate night 
Instead I hide my eyes, yeah, I crawl back into my disguise 

With sorrow we are choking 
Misunderstood and misspoken 
Torn apart and ripped open 
Nothing left unbroken 

I buried it deep and never turned back 
I bricked up the wall, covered every crack 
The smile on my face hiding the feeling I lack 
I can't get it back, yeah, I've lost my tact 

On my words I'm choking 
The lies I've spoken 
Every scar torn open 
So lost and broken 

The magnet of you pulls my attention near 
The North on my compass, your words run clear 
It's evident, yeah baby, I've realized my dear 
The one that left me was the one I always feared 

On these words I'm choking 
Leave nothing unspoken 
I feel as if I'm being torn open 
The tragically heartbroken

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Copyright 2014 SickSanityJenn
Published on Tuesday, February 25, 2014.     Filed under: "Love" and "Poetry"
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  • WillowGreybird On Wednesday, February 26, 2014, WillowGreybird (23)By person wrote:

    "Our obvious misery written plainly in frowns" I love this line, and I feel like there are messages within those seven words that delve even deeper into woe than the rest of this work.

  • HeadpatSlut On Wednesday, February 26, 2014, HeadpatSlut (259)By person wrote:

    I like how it's long as it is, it took me the first couple cycles to get into the rhythm, while I think a couple of lines could have been better, what you have here is damn good, you're definitely able to invoke the mournful tone here, soft but heavy in atmosphere, good work :) Scholar

  • SickSanityJenn On Wednesday, February 26, 2014, SickSanityJenn (260)By person wrote:

    Thank you. I appreciate criticism and am always looking to improve :)

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