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Best Poems Written by Terri Armstrong

Below are the all-time best Terri Armstrong poems as chosen by PoetrySoup members

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Love Me, Feed Me

Feed me, Love Me

My life’s in constant turmoil,
Everything tastes like fish.
Friskies, Tender Vittles and Purina
It all goes in my dish.

All I want is to be pet,
And to play with a mouse or two.
I wait for you to come back home,
What else is there to do?

But I am a patient little kitty,
Just look into my big bright eyes.
My love I’ll freely give to you,
Life’s perfect, golden prize.

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Ease My Pain

Ease my Pain

I don’t know where it started,
I only know it’s raw and deep.
It’s set hard inside my soul,
It’s there for my spirit to keep.

I’m shattered and broken,
On the floor of my life.
The pain hurts in a place with no name.
My world is drowning in strife.

Yet here you are just watching me weep,
Not knowing how to react.
I would give anything if you’d ease my pain,
And give me my happiness back.

The sadness I endure is because of you,
Never caring how I feel.
My tears go unnoticed, and the ache is my own,
I never signed on for this deal.

I only want you to ease my pain,
Give to me your strength and shoulders,
To help me bear the burdens I carry,
I want to be free of when I’m older.

Please hear me cry and my screaming soul,
That only wants your devotion.
I still love you beyond all reason,
My tears could fill up an ocean.

Now I’ll wait for you to come,
To be by my side and see,
If you don’t come soon I’ll be gone,
And you’ll have everything but me.

Please Come Ease my Pain

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The Tyrant, the Man, My Dad

You made my childhood scary,
I feared you when I was bad.
Trying so hard to make you happy,
The tyrant, the man, my dad.

I waited patiently everyday,
To hear those three little words.
“I love you” was all you needed to say,
But they were rarely heard.

Teaching me about life’s little things,
I loved every moment of time.
Sometimes thinking and hoping too,
That your heart was completely mine.

Like every child, I brought disappointment,
When you yelled I was meek and scared.
Trying to show you that I could be good,
And you would show me you cared.

I failed in so many ways,
I could never quite get it right.
Eventually I stopped trying so hard,
And ended my daily fight.

Years went by and I grew up,
You grew older and started to change.
I started to see the love you showed,
It was foreign and totally strange.

My wedding day, I’ll never forget,
Saying you were proud and loved me too.
Even though they were seldom heard,
I knew those words were true.

No more pedestals or illusions grand,
I can finally see what’s real.
Seeing inside your heart and soul,
You began to truly feel.

Our time was so limited you passed away,
And now I’m left alone to cry.
I had one last talk with you,
But didn’t say goodbye.

No more chances for words unsaid,
I can’t tell you about the hate and pain.
In all this time I finally let go,
Just look at all I’ve gained.

Here I am, your youngest girl,
I have so much to be grateful for.
I want so desperately to share with you now,
Please walk through my door.

I’m just here waiting to see you again,
With a smile and that twinkle in your eye.
My heart is filled with love for you Dad,
The brightest star in my sky.

Someday I hope to see you again,
To regale our memories past.
For now I’ll reminisce all alone,
And watch as old shadows are cast.

I love you, I hate you, I miss you…
The tyrant, the man, my dad.

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Etched On My Heart

Etched on my Heart

I carved your name on the track today,
Lilianna is now etched there forever.
Each letter is already on my heart,
Nothing will ease its weight.

On the other side, I stand at your grave,
There your name is carved in stone.
A mother should never bury her child.
But since I’ll never forget, you are still here.

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You Are

I am empty,
You are what fills me.

I am lost in the dark,
You are what lights my way.

I am cold,
You are what warms me.

I am the tears,
You are the laughter.

I am the dreamer,
You are my dream come true.

I am the night sky,
You are the stars that shine.

I am the fire,
You are the oxygen that sustains me.

I am thirsty,
You are the endless well.

I am the heart,
You are my beat and the love that fills it.

I am your woman,
You are my man and I love you.

You are everything.

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My Weakness

My Weakness

You are my weakness, you always have been,
I sit here waiting for you.
My love all wrapped up to give away,
And you take it, giving me little in return. 

My heart is my weakness, it always has been,
It never betrays anyone but me.
Always giving beyond what anyone asks for.
Then I have nothing left inside.

Love is my weakness, it always has been.
It makes me look through rose-colored glasses.
I can’t see who you really are,
So I’m left alone, broken and waiting.

Anger is my weakness, it always has been.
I let it inside my soul and it dictates to me,
Finding myself unfulfilled and empty.
And the world seems barren and lonely.

Happiness is my weakness, it always has been.
I miss the little things that I should see.
All the negative pieces of my life escape my vision,
I never see them until it’s too late.

Life is my weakness, it always will be.
No matter what I do, I inevitably lose something.
But I know in the end, I’ll win,
Because I’ll never give in to my weakness.