Chipped and Cracked
I did not want to be this way
I want to be like you
I want to fit in with the world
Begin my life anew.
I hid behind the golden rules
And left my heart to die;
I lived in darkness without love
And never asked for why.
I dared not gaze into her face
Or reach out for her hand;
I walked away instead, because
It’s not the way it’s planned.
Instead of love, I felt my tears
They burned upon my cheek;
The unseen tears behind the mask,
A smile that seemed so meek.
But then in her I found love’s joy
Released; my heart could feel,
My soul, at last could touch romance
And know that love is real.
That fragile smile so chipped and cracked
With nothing left to hide;
In that moment all shame has gone,
My tears replaced by pride.
Copyright © Jemmy Farmer | Year Posted 2011
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