Blade of Hate

Blade of Hate


Rip out my bruised and battered heart
fire that shot, you must start.
The cuts have soaked the floor so red
hell no, not yet am I, the fool dead!

Slide back into this bloody little room
give some more pain and slashing gloom.
You laugh so gleefully at my great pain
as if your heart isn't a stinking stain.

Spit out that blackened heart you chew
this world weeps at the evil you do.
Shove in more deep, slicing razor blades
stab into more late midnight raids.

Now you can walk on the blood that has dried
spin your lies and pretend this soul has died.
Stand in false pride at the gory little scene
eat out my heart , liver and my busted spleen!

Stab me with a blade of hate burned in so deep.
Finish me as now weak and dying, I go to sleep!

10-21-1973. robertjlindley

This is from long, long ago. Back when anger and passion 
flowed like a river from me! My first wife tore my soul out
 and stomped on it. Even in pure anger I loved her still. 
I sent a copy of this to her her . She sent back a note ,
saying F.U.
This is from my journal that I have to date never shared 
a single poem from.
Why not I asked myself. Life holds no truly great memories 
if they are about such great pain...Pain that destroyed
a true love and glorified her use of drugs and torture..

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 1/7/2017 11:27:00 AM
A profoundly intense personal poem, Robert. I've walked in those shoes before. Same deal. Same situation. But the grace of God pulled us through, purged the hate out of our hearts. Very gritty, but honest poetry. This is a 7 for courage alone. Love and joy to you.
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Date: 1/7/2017 12:25:00 PM
Thanks. Many do not know what depth of power it takes to write about such a deeply personal real life hurt and tragedy. Especially , one that so affects our manhood and previously thought abilities to face and win out over any obstacle! However, relationships problems are not solved with brute force or even witty replies. Sometimes they just are not solvable at all.. Something that is extremely hard and sometimes almost impossible to take....
Date: 7/9/2014 9:36:00 PM
Thanks to all that commented. This was too hard to endure back then and even now it stands the axe against the tree.
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Date: 7/9/2014 2:53:00 AM
Robert, this has touched me. I'm sorry to know that you have experienced such depth of pain at some point in your life. I'm also glad to know that you have the courage and fortitude to live past it and to move on. May God bless you.
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Date: 7/8/2014 9:39:00 PM
Love the passion in this...I too have been inspired with this fire...It is good to get the hatred out of the soul....kudos Tim
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Date: 7/8/2014 9:31:00 PM
Oh Robert what a horrible time you must have gone through, sounded like a horror movie, so glad you have found Riza (bless her), try not to look back on all these horrible times and live a beautiful peaceful life with your beloved, take care my friend................Vera...........
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