Crushed

You have taken all that's left of me
And placed me on  dark shelf
I gave you every ounce so free
You bled me dry and then I wept.

Why must you wrap my soul in knots
and unwind me when you get the notion?
The pain inside it simply rots
I realize there was no real devotion


I toss and turn upon my bed at night
my pillow has a covering of tears
You watched me twist in the wind with sheer delight
My heart has stopped from self inflicted fear

I must ask you now just why and how
you knew I gave my most emblazoned passion
Does the mirror show you truth of my breakdown?
Like a raging river my lonely tears are crashing.

Memories they race into my mind
haunting echos of  time that was
I laid upon our bed close by your side
how can you disgrace the two of us?

I feel my heart has been the punch line
and jokes are played with me as the expense
You told the world our deepest loving times
on top of that you said it with pretense

so now my love I fear this is the end
It's sad to see our love crushed like a rose
I guess those things you said were all pretend
and like they say I guess that's how it goes

My petals they have fallen to the ground
Your princess lost her crown along the way,
Like a thief you stole without a sound
I would have loved you 'til your dying day.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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October 28, 2012 at 4:41 AM
‡ Congratulations, Sweet Beautiful And Beyound Merely Beautiful, Juniper. Tis Truly Joyful To Find Your Beauty's Brilliance In Poetry As Passion Being Featured Here At PoetrySoup. Albeit I Also Find It Quite Incomprehensible To Believe That Any Blessed Heart Being So Could Ever Allow Such Radiant Beauty To Slip Away From Their Life! Deeply Touching This Treasure, Made Even More So Because This Heart Is Yours. I Shall Favour Unto The Perfect Eight, Again, Your Beauty Shines. My Love, Rachel *
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October 21, 2012 at 2:39 PM
Hi Juniper welcome to PS I can feel your pain while reading this. Well done
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October 22, 2012 at 4:48 AM
thank you so much
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October 16, 2012 at 6:49 PM
Amazing work! Always, Laura
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October 14, 2012 at 7:52 PM
JUNIPER, your poem is awesome, thank you for sharing your pen.. always :-) PD
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October 14, 2012 at 9:41 PM
Thank you very much, JL
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October 14, 2012 at 3:20 PM
More please... glad you could join us on the Soup! You will enjoy all the great people here... I promise! Love, happy thoughts and big hugs, Jack
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October 14, 2012 at 5:53 PM
Thank you so much or the kind words and welcome. JL
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October 14, 2012 at 12:20 PM
Well you have a fan in me. Well done. Your a true poet. Michael
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October 14, 2012 at 5:54 PM
Thank you very much, Juniper
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October 14, 2012 at 5:27 AM
A touching poem which is really good written Juniper. - Welcome you to the P-Soup, hope you will have much pleasure in sharing your thoughts and poems with us. - Have a lovely Sunday. - oxox love Anne-Lise :)
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October 14, 2012 at 7:07 AM
THANK YOU! jl
Brandt Avatar
October 13, 2012 at 11:23 PM
I can feel your pain while reading this! What a great piece. I look forward to reading more. *Monique
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October 14, 2012 at 3:15 AM
Thank you very much for the nice words, JL
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October 13, 2012 at 10:41 PM
So sad but amazing piece of writing .Sure I will read your future postings .Thank you for sharing .I was not active here for long .So lucky i am as i can read and comment at this amazing work in my fresh arrival .jk
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October 13, 2012 at 10:50 PM
thank you very much dear J..I love this nice review, JL
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