ShaneM Original Poetry Collection

Broken Hearts

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