And It All Fell Apart

The room that surrounds me
It gradually turns to gray
The face I had been so fond of
It slowly fades away

My bruises are hidden by my deepest fears
My eyes are covered to hide the tears

You turn to me 
And you slowly say,
'I'm sorry,
but today its 
your last day'.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Bess Avatar
June 20, 2009 at 4:13 PM
every poem that i read from you was nice keep it up
Guzzi Avatar
June 20, 2009 at 12:38 PM
welcome to the soup! Very touching verse! keep on writting. Light & Love
Fraser Avatar
June 19, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Super sad poem Charlotte, a warm welcome to you on Poetry Soup>>James
Brown Avatar
June 18, 2009 at 7:01 AM
Welcome to PoetrySoup Charlotte. I am hoping to read many more poems written by you. Love, Carol
Hensley Avatar
June 15, 2009 at 4:11 PM
Welcome to PS glad to have you aboard! This is a great write you got!
Al-Riyami Avatar
June 15, 2009 at 10:30 AM
oooooo...Creepy.Love You babe!:p
Quainoo Avatar
June 15, 2009 at 9:46 AM
Definitely last day.sad poem but love the message at the end.great
Joseph Avatar
June 15, 2009 at 9:20 AM
oh shocking! so emotional, all of us sit on the edge of this fear every day. So well done.
Adeite Avatar
June 15, 2009 at 9:12 AM
it's sad it the last day. I love your flow of rhymes and the flow of words…. I love this passionate, emotional piece. Keep writing charlotte, I left you a soupmail please check it.
Shango Avatar
June 15, 2009 at 8:25 AM
The sadness of this poem is felt even though the exact subject is not clear. -One love my friend
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