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Emotional Euthanasia

Got such sharp pain in my heart, feels like it will never go away I'm dying on the inside, sadness eating at my soul like a cancer Boxes full of tissues, empty bed is missing you Toss and turn every night, under the covers, I witness my wasting away life Shocked by your sudden disappearance, traumatized by your mysterious vanishing You made a move so unusually cruel ... didn't even tell me that our love got stalled at a relationship railroad crossing This train wreck wasn't no accident, to Occupant is where your Dear Joan got sent Letter said embryonic love died with no name; no need to cry, no one's to blame Nine months later, I still ain't the same I'm filled with shame, baby, only shame If I didn't do anything wrong, why ain't my health getting right Simply put me out of my misery, got the pox of tears since we parted company Doctor says I'm in critical danger, recommends emotional euthanasia Painless injection to the heart, gonna make all my hurt go away Expected from you a sympathy card, don't hold your breath my friends they say Now I'm so desensitized, can't seem to form feelings anymore When I see someone who looks like you, I just weakly smile and turn away It's hard to distinguish blue from gray, guess that's the side effects still pumping through Should feel something, at least be a little sore ... nah, no red eyes, every tear duct is dried What's the point in being alive, when you have emotionally died

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Date: 5/16/2017 2:20:00 PM
Hello Freddie. This tugs at the heart because I do not like the concept or thought of love fading or lost. Your words are so very clear and vivid. Poetry is all about heart and soul not to mention emotion. This entry has all of it. Never did you stray from the title. Sadly well done in its entirety. Have a good night.
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Date: 5/15/2017 5:38:00 PM
Hello Freddie, Thanks for your most recent comment on "Now is Our Moment of Forever Love." Your latest write here, "Emotional Euthanasia" is ripe with demonstrable power, passion, and emotion. The last two verses of your poem drive home your poetic theme for this wonderfully articulated free verse. A SEVEN/FAVE, SIR IN MY BOOK!! Cheers and Best, Gary
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Date: 5/15/2017 2:18:00 PM
Love the title Freddie and the poem is killer. The emotions you have expressed so nicely in this do hurt, just as badly as you have penned. Nicely done my friend.
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
Date: 5/15/2017 3:53:00 PM
Ty, Chris. I had my mojo working today. Peace and love to you.

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