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
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Ricci Avatar
May 16, 2017 at 2:20 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.
Bateman Avatar
May 15, 2017 at 5:38 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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May 15, 2017 at 2:18 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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May 15, 2017 at 3:53 PM
Ty, Chris. I had my mojo working today. Peace and love to you.
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