I forget the past,
Remember the future
Come as the present
And move forward to be pleasant
Only for myself, not for others
I gave up on those.
So for this one I keep,
The one close I seek
Say words I don't mean, though I do
But I can't bring myself to feel
Not to make it enough to be real
So let me apologize as I stare down your eyes
And my own
In the mirror, before her
Before I,
Stands alone a man to cry
I cry.
Once thought what was great
Turned out to be unfaithful fate
Thought more open and understanding,
Not what was expecting but still standing
It just doesn't feel right,
I'm not sure, I'm not okay
Words are told through stories that hold
Lies are held through stories that were yelled
Shade is shown, the light is shone
I'm ready to go home.
Can I understand?
Or do I have to wonder like I do
Wander like I always have
Or will it come undone and from underneath
To uncover a story all but neat
I gave it a shot, I did
You can't say that I didn't
And I'm sorry, I know how this must feel
I've been through the same
But for me it's just not real
So forget the past, remember the future
Come with the present and live to be pleasant
A broken heart breaks a heart
The torn apart pieces tears more apart
Understanding, not standing
Fallen to the ground and crying
Time for me to stop dying
And start living
Don't hate me,
This isn't the fate for me
I tried, and I died
Something needs change, so I change
Don't get too close in my range
You'll be okay, in time it's fine
But for now I live for mine
A life to start, a death to die
Believe it or not, as much as you will
I, too, will cry.
3/23/17
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ShaneM Original Poetry Collection
PoetryTW: Dark and graphic emotions/thoughts. I am updating this collection of poetry as I have kind of left it alone for a long time. I started this in 2017, and while I have written many poems over the years, I have also stopped writing for a long time...