Debbie Mills-Kelly Poet Prose Poetry

I Can'T Breathe

I Cant Breathe

A Poem by Debbie_Philly
 
" A bit of prose from my earlier days of writing... I just wrote what I felt. "

This is one of my earliest pieces of poetry 

I  Cant  Breathe
 
My God someone help me please
I can’t see….. I cant breathe
There’s a room full of air
But I cant breathe
I lie here in a ball afraid
To look up because I know
You’re no longer there
 
 
My Choice, was it the right one
Oh God I don’t know, I do know
I love you, I always have
I wanted to grow old with you
Why do I always have to listen
To myself, why cant’t I go along
For the ride, why do I rock the boat

I know I love you, but did you ever
really love me, it barely comes out
Of your mouth, it’s like pulling teeth
Your words of love for me should
flow freely..Without effort or thought
I didn't even have to think about it
Ever… I just knew.

After certain amount of time you
Just know, there’s no thought
You just know…. And if you
Don’t, well then there’s no more
to say is there?
 
I made a promise to myself
I would be the love of someone’s
Life… no less, and if I’m not
Then I should move on.
I have way too much to give
I give myself freely , openly
I give my all and I deserve no
less.
 
So why cant I breathe???
You were my best friend, I
would have been there for
you till the end of time.
We could have held hands in
the after life.
I know.I’m not your everything
you still pine for another
whether it be from the past…
Or in your Future.
 
I’m not the one you crave
So I must let you go…
I will be breathless for a while
again I may never smile, but I
wont be an after thought any longer
A stepping-stone to your real life
The one that you’re waiting for
instead of embracing what you have
now.
Good bye my love….Take Care
 
By Debbie Kelly~
 
2006

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Darlene De Beaulieu May 29, 2020 at 6:15 PM Hello Debbie miles Kelly,I agree theiis a GREAT POEM! Enjoy your evening my friend.

Sandip Goswami February 26, 2014 at 9:59 PM In poetry ' I ' means ' You '...Honorable poem readers , please try to read the poetry as a poetry . Thanks dear poet , You have painted a real picture of material world with your wonderful feelings . Best wishes from India . Debbie Mills-Kelly March 5, 2014 at 10:32 PM Thank you so much Sandip it means allot to me that you read .. I will be by to read you soon as well !! :)

Chuck Melugin February 19, 2014 at 8:29 PM Breathing is life! You deserve the best Debbie 7 my best chuck Debbie Mills-Kelly February 21, 2014 at 1:03 PM Thank you so much for reading and your kind words they mean allot :)

Robert Rogers February 16, 2014 at 12:55 PM Just a thought, DM-K, you might suffer from the inherent disease that plagues me, and has, for most of my life! Are you Familiar with, if not, ask your doctor, "FOOT-N-MOUTH DISEASE"?!?...Hahahhahahaha...stay true yourself, "To thine ownself, be true"!//Robert Debbie Mills-Kelly February 17, 2014 at 12:30 AM LOL IDK maybe I do... have a put my foot in my mouth ... uh oh I hoe not,lol

Robert Rogers February 16, 2014 at 12:44 PM "7"...I read this poem DM-K, after 2 days of constant work and 2 hours sleep, then going to the after-hour spot to buy some liquor on Sunday...then, in my exhaustion, trying to relax-picked a fav poet--you were the toss of the dice! I told myself, "I just want to consume a poem"!...randomly, I chose this one!..."Tell me God does not work in mysterious ways"?!...read word for word, out loud, and felt the pain resound, not from you yes, you too, but from me...my pain, my eternity...SH*T-WHEW!!//ME Debbie Mills-Kelly February 17, 2014 at 12:30 AM WOW Thank you Robert so much you words overwhelm me.. Im so happy that this has touched you... Ican tell you it was painful and Im sorry that you had this pain as well... Thank you again My friend for reading !!