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Duct Tape Love

No matter how many tears I've shed, You'll always haunt me. There's nothing that will stop you From torturing me. Every promise you ever whispered Was spoiled when it passed your lips. Every lie I always believed. I held my soul together with duct tape. When you violated me, when you beat me I'd just add another layer of it Hoping that it'll keep me together, Keep me from crumbling to your touch. You took what was most important, You took it and cackled, I lay broken on the floor crying As I desperately try to keep my self together. The bruises left by your fists decorate My face. I tried to scream but nothing came out. The more I tried to make you happy, the more it hurt. Add another layer. Keep my (in)sanity in check. Even after everything you've done to me, It still hurt when you left. There was a gaping hole That the duct tape couldn't fill. Now I stare in the mirror, Gone are the cuts Gone are the bruises But I don't feel any better. There's a hole that can't be Filled by silence. Only your cruelty Can fix me. Only lying to myself and adding more layers can help. I never realized how much I needed you, Never realized that I craved the abuse, Never wanted you to leave, Only wanted you to hurt me. Why can't I get over you? Why do I still want to live in Hell? What have you done? Why won't the duct tape fix it?

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 11/7/2012 7:54:00 PM
thats a deep poem, but you need to replace the duct tape with something better, something that can truely heal u, love you friend! youll always have a space in my heart friend!
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Zach Mitchell
Date: 11/7/2012 7:56:00 PM
you can always ask me for help, i would love to show you the love of God if you allowed me to, but im not going to pressure u, love u no matter what!
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Heaven Lorenz
Date: 11/7/2012 7:55:00 PM
I'm trying... It's harder than it sounds though.

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