Beth Bresnahan Poet Free verse

Addictions Lament

Written in 2004

Intangible emotion that crests on the horizon
Leaving me reaching in vain
Impossible dreams that haunt my slumber
Leaving me in nothing but pain

Your words fall cold upon my aching heart
Chilling me to the core
Making each moment spend in your hold
A bloody, emotional war

My fists wish to beat upon your chest
My lips wish to scream out their hate
But what good would it do to act out my rage
Would it change the course of our fate?

Helpless, I wait, inside of the void
My love for you has created
Watching from a distance as you slip away
Into the darkness your own will has fated


love brings pain
turns to hate
becomes indifference
...and the light dies

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Fayaz Bhat January 30, 2014 at 1:09 AM There is another poem almost by the same title 'Addicts Lament' by Mohamad Zahid in his collection The Pheromone Trail..but your writing is different dear

Colleen Doll January 28, 2014 at 10:11 PM I think that anyone that has ever been in a love that crashed and burned or just didn't quite turn out to be as fairy tell as we think, can probably relate to this. I enjoyed reading it a lot and I hope that you continue writing.

Anne-Lise Andresen January 11, 2014 at 12:51 PM - Warm welcome to PoetrySoup, Beth. - I choose your first poem and hope you will write many more in the future. - Hope you will be satisfied with our "soup family" - we are many .... but has plenty of room for you too. - PoetrySoup Rule1: Be kind and keep PoetrySoup a haven. PoetrySoup is a drama free zone.(Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours.) Thank you posted your words and thoughts here, I want to come back to read more another day. - <3 from Norway / / Anne-Lise :)

Poet Destroyer A January 9, 2014 at 8:02 PM I like the indifference on the subject above. Love and hate, Beth how sweet it sounds at first. Why must everything balance itself out. A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. Dropping by to invite you to my latest contest. You will find the contest page on the top left hand side* -Looking forward in following and reading your poetry. Hope to hear from you soon. You will enjoy the community, we are one big happy family. (Drama & Love. LOL) ~ Take Care!! From: your new poet friend @-> LINDA <-@