Cross Your Heart

Cross your heart
And promise nothing but lies
Laugh at my pain
And stare me in the eyes.
The sins you've made
The people you've hurt
Is it really any wonder
Why you now feel like dirt?
The acid of your words
Eats through everything
Destroying happiness
Murdering love
Burning laughter
Compromising hope.
But the one thing you don’t see
Is the only one being hurt
Is you.
Your hope diminishing
Your happiness vanishing
Your laughter ending
All for nothing
But a few minutes of someone
Else’s pain.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Rabary-Andriamanday Avatar
October 5, 2012 at 10:28 AM
You really have an amazing way of saying plain truth with a striking and powerful tone; it directly reaches the soul and the heart of anyone reading you...I hope to learn more from you! Thanks for posting. Love, Hanitra
Tsiluma Avatar
October 3, 2012 at 12:29 AM
Wise words these Sarah! Pain begets pain. The only way to be truly happy is to offer a measure of happiness to someone else. Nice! Very nice!
Brown Avatar
September 30, 2012 at 10:05 AM
A belated warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer to you today Sarah. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. Hoping you find even more inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. Thank you for sharing. Love, Carol
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September 28, 2012 at 9:24 AM
Hello Sarah, I enjoyed reading your poem today..keep writing..regards INK-U-SCRIPT
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