For the Sake of You

I’ve done everything you ask
But it’s never good enough
You just keep wanting more
And it makes it so rough

I can’t think of anything else
I’ve done all I possibly can
You still lack the faith
You still don’t act like a man

It’s always something more
Every time I turn around
Nothing can ever suffice
So you run me in the ground

I’m tired of never gaining
This is the last time I do
Anything with my heart
Just for the sake of you

You will never have faith
Then things will only fall apart
Again I won’t win anything
But a lonely broken heart

Sometimes I wonder why I tried
Why I never walked away
To escape the pain and tears
I put myself through day to day

I can no longer give to you
Everything you ever ask
Look inside to find some truth
If you ever want this to last

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 2/27/2011 9:55:00 AM
Hey. This one kind of reminds me of one of mine.You commented on my poem entitled 'Sandcastles' and I just wanted you to know that is exactly what i meant. the walls (castles) I keep putting up are around my heart and the ocean waves are the hear-breaks and sorrows of most of my past relationships. That one is my most creative because I turned our yearly family vacation to the beach in Florida for Christmas into my own life experiences. you're the first to ever understand what that poem meant.
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Date: 12/25/2010 12:13:00 AM
another compelling poem...wow yo u can write powerful stuff...well done
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