Tell Me Why

By TornPaperDoll

It’s always the good things
That seem to break your heart
Shatter it in pieces
And rip your world apart
It’s always what you want the most
That you can never have
It’s always what made you happiest
That one day makes you sad
It’s always the best
That turns to the fake
When your dreams are so much better
Than ever being awake
It’s always the warmest
That suddenly makes you freeze
And it’s what made you healthy
That later infects you with disease
And why is it that what makes you calm
One day drives you mad
And it seems it’s the ripest
That always first goes bad
And I notice it’s the prettiest
That first turns to gray
And that which gives the most
Will surely make you pay
It’s always what feels right
That is really completely wrong
And what fits perfectly
Is what just can’t belong
So if everything I’ve said
Is just what has to be
Then tell me why it is
You’re still in love with me

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Copyright 2004 TornPaperDoll
Published on Friday, February 27, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • MorganaRose On Wednesday, October 31, 2012, MorganaRose (75)By person wrote:

    The simple words here become so powerful with how you put them together. Another amazing work....

  • Kainoa On Friday, February 17, 2006, Kainoa (20)By person wrote:

    I agree with Bold...I loved the ending...I haven't read much of your stuff, but i love the things i have read so far...keep up the good work.

  • sIo On Wednesday, June 8, 2005, sIo (898)By person wrote:

    Wow, for a rhyming poem and a very self contradicting piece, this blew me away. There was no definite rhythm but it all seemed to fit together somehow. The rhyme scheme really is untouchable, and the the content quite genius. Well done.

  • A former member wrote: this is one of the best ive read in a long while. great, great work.

  • Six-Out On Sunday, September 19, 2004, Six-Out (1423)By person wrote:

    I admit, I never read much of your work, but I stumbled upon this today, and was shocked...I agree with OLd SouL. Simply beautiful.

  • Deadly Embrace On Sunday, September 19, 2004, Deadly Embrace (41)By person wrote:

    This amazing and so brutally true. Great write. -de

  • BoldSolitude On Wednesday, March 3, 2004, BoldSolitude (214)By person wrote:

    Great ending. I liked the entire poem but the ending was supurb.

  • Anybody_Killette On Wednesday, March 3, 2004, Anybody_Killette (47)By person wrote:

    So true..

  • OLd SouL On Monday, March 1, 2004, OLd SouL (717)By person wrote:

    This was beautiful. :::OLd

  • Emptyness Inside Me On Monday, March 1, 2004, Emptyness Inside Me (171)By person wrote:

    i agree with poetic and lynaes, very true, and very sweet, i love how you worded this and put it together, your becoming one of my favorites more and more as i read your work, good job ~Emptyness~

  • Lynaes On Saturday, February 28, 2004, Lynaes (854)By person wrote:

    Aww, I love this piece, so sweet and so so true. A lovely write. ~L

  • A former member wrote: Nice write, and all true. sorry i'm not very good at commenting

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