Poetry competition CLOSED 2nd October 2020 8:09pm
WINNER
Teeya
Teeya
Misloved
To Love or Not to Love
The thoughful calls and sweet texts
Soon gave way to a flurry
Of coldness and deceit.
Maybe you got tired of waiting
Maybe you found another "special" one...
Why did you leave me in the dark?
To love or not to love to me is
To breathe or not to breathe.
Why am I so weak?
Soon gave way to a flurry
Of coldness and deceit.
Maybe you got tired of waiting
Maybe you found another "special" one...
Why did you leave me in the dark?
To love or not to love to me is
To breathe or not to breathe.
Why am I so weak?
Written by Kingvirky
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tonight
here I am, once again alone in my bed
time-locked at midnight, every minute revolving
turning disappointment
over and over, leaving me
frayed and knotted
within an endless loop of loneliness
and without a book
I wish I'd borrowed
something light
to read about young love
with smiles in their eyes
where a simple glance
promises nothing more than fresh breath
and a soft kiss to smuggle back to bed
secrets held in palms
whispers shared under sheets
losing track of time, caught in conversations
sliding closer and closer
where a well-loved mattress should
hold memory
an indent from good times
traps lovers in the middle
wrapped in each other’s arms
here I am, accepting my marriage is
broken, possibly broken beyond repair
desperately waiting for
my husband
my friend
to come back to me
to take me in his arms
to find the hurt in my eyes
I wish my words could
drift from my heart
fall into his hands
where he could make my sadness write
laid out in our bed
entwined in beautiful poetry
so we can share the pain
and shine
out from this loneliness
Written by case28
(Alexander Case)
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Your Love As My Weakness
I cannot keep staying where I do not feel
Welcomed or wanted. I craved you to love
Me like I know I deserved and I prayed for
My entire life, but even that always gave
My life negative energy. You would steal
My heart every single time. Like a dove
I should have kept flying away. You swore
To not lead our love straight to the grave,
But yet you did time and time again. I still
Forgave you, but it was becoming a toxic
Cycle I could not leave until my heart was
Done. I could not let my life come to a skid
As I was constantly searching, trying to fill
The void by replacing you, but all my logic
Was off kilter and after the party’s buzz
Wore off I felt even more alone than I did
Before I met you. I could have tried harder
To move on, but you still had a hold on me
And my heart. Somehow you got into my
Fears and twisted them so I could never
Get over them. I had to let my metal armor
Become stronger not weaker as you see
Right through me and my weaknesses. Try
All you want to say about how you sever
Ties to who you used to be, but I cannot
Forget who you were back in high school.
I cannot forget that I had an impossible
Standard to reach for, but it should have
Been tall enough for you to reach. I caught
Feelings for someone who lost my jewel
And gold. This love became irresponsible,
Reckless, and something that was halved,
Not full or filled with light. You loved me in
So many wrong ways as if our love was a sin.
Welcomed or wanted. I craved you to love
Me like I know I deserved and I prayed for
My entire life, but even that always gave
My life negative energy. You would steal
My heart every single time. Like a dove
I should have kept flying away. You swore
To not lead our love straight to the grave,
But yet you did time and time again. I still
Forgave you, but it was becoming a toxic
Cycle I could not leave until my heart was
Done. I could not let my life come to a skid
As I was constantly searching, trying to fill
The void by replacing you, but all my logic
Was off kilter and after the party’s buzz
Wore off I felt even more alone than I did
Before I met you. I could have tried harder
To move on, but you still had a hold on me
And my heart. Somehow you got into my
Fears and twisted them so I could never
Get over them. I had to let my metal armor
Become stronger not weaker as you see
Right through me and my weaknesses. Try
All you want to say about how you sever
Ties to who you used to be, but I cannot
Forget who you were back in high school.
I cannot forget that I had an impossible
Standard to reach for, but it should have
Been tall enough for you to reach. I caught
Feelings for someone who lost my jewel
And gold. This love became irresponsible,
Reckless, and something that was halved,
Not full or filled with light. You loved me in
So many wrong ways as if our love was a sin.
Written by eswaller
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