romance is a cripple.

By Lynaes

romance got his knees broken today.

and I'm beneath the frozen surface of a pond.
pounding at the ice, dying for breath-
and he just looks down at me
glazed over and frost bitten.
unable to save me
smash his fists through till they bleed,
just to get to me;
like he promised he would.



this is not an attempt to be beautiful,
nor an attempt to portray myself like the artist
I am not.

it's just a fucking shitty piece
of lovesick-on-valentine's day
bullshit.
the kind you hate
and has to be extra special,
for you to be able to stomach it.

I'm not special enough for that.
I do not inspire trembling hands,
to pluck roses
and gently glide them across my skin.

I can see through these fucking relentless tears
that never fail to steal me of my pretence
of strength
and my "ballsy attitude."


all I am, and all I ever will be,

is an undeserving freakshow
of frayed neon emotions
on crack.



if I could I would
stab my eyes out into something too obscure
and pulverized
to be writhing in agony.
I would lay all my insides out on the kitchen counter,
and bring my hammer down
on all of it,
leaving my heart till last.
so it can feel me breaking everything I am
myself.


I just want to destroy everything
just so that nothing fucking hurts
in this stomach crushing way.



I want. to. fucking. give. up.



any moment now.. it'll snap..
and I will fall.



I'm set to stay in this icy water,
as the weeds curl themselves around my neck.
as he mouths silent words
creating cold clouds with his breath.




romance is crippled, and tucked away in a box
under my creakless bed.



just when I expected him to fly.

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© 2007 Lynaes
Published on Wednesday, February 14, 2007.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • carlosjackal On Sunday, October 7, 2007, carlosjackal (2787)By person wrote:

    Fucking hell, Platinum Lady, this was an absolute stunner. Grade A classic material. -Carl

  • Bella Butchery On Thursday, February 15, 2007, Bella Butchery (696)By person wrote:

    thank you for writing a v-day poem for me (though not for me, you just spoke for me)....once again, thank you

  • purr_verse On Thursday, February 15, 2007, purr_verse (1052)By person wrote:

    It's difficult to know what to say in the face of such an emotionally crushing piece, so I'll just stick with this: Both the opening line and the concluding three lines are absolutely masterful. Outstanding.

  • jack paper On Thursday, February 15, 2007, jack paper (121)By person wrote:

    and i keep him in a steel box with a big ass lock.. everytime he gets out i end up in trouble.. excellent. i need to read you more

  • zanewill On Thursday, February 15, 2007, zanewill (82)By person wrote:

    when u go over that last edge/ledge of sanity/there's no goin back usually. we write hopefully to provide a flimsy barrier to that last jump. i love it!!!

  • Mylissa On Wednesday, February 14, 2007, Mylissa (825)By person wrote:

    heartbreaking. you are the reason things are beautiful.

  • Sin On Wednesday, February 14, 2007, Sin (1135)By person wrote:

    i beg to differ, you do inspire trembling..like earthquakes along heart strings, youre beautiful i just wish there wasnt always a depth of sadness in your writes, people like you should never know such heartahce ~kristy

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