The casualness of your tone alerted me, but you see I already knew that you were deserting me.
The fires in your eyes were burning through mine, leaving scorch marks on the edge of my mind; I'll never forget that face, those lips, that smile, cus everything you did would make me happy for a while...
I remember then, those eyes, so blue and light, reflections of the beauty of the morning skies, but with a passion in them, a desire to fight, I'd never seen you give up until just last night.
Something happened; those fires were out, only for a moment, but without a doubt.
Something happened then, in that span of time, I had a feeling and I knew that you were no longer mine.
Your tears stained my memory, like every cold word you said to me, I remember what happened, but only vaguely; you and I had a fight that ended with ‘you can’t save me’
My only regrets, are all the words I’ve ever said, I’m sorry baby, please don’t ever forget.
I’m not perfect, never was, never claimed to be, but I won’t lie, babe, you completed me.
Without you here, it’s a like a prisoner’s cell, every wall, every angle shows me a glimpse of Hell…
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Poetic Inversion
PoetryJust a collection of poems and quotes I've written or heard over the years, some recent, some not so recent. Mostly depressing, so... Not for the faint of heart. No, life isn't always dark, it's not always bad, but it's easier to focus on the bad th...
