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contest - I couldn't talk about it, so I wrote a poem

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I Couldn't Talk About It, So I Wrote A Poem

How dark the night, when the end came
and love vanished in a voiceless turbulent moment
when eyes pulled away, leaving a vacuum
as pain and sorrow blackened the skin of my heart

Allowing tears to fall and reverberate
   in the recesses of my soul
with a thunderous throbbing depression
   that sullied my world
leaving ragged roots of despair
   that gorged themselves
on the passion of my soul's soil

Where footprints led to the open gate
where strings of unknown reasons
   played on my heart
like the sound of a sad violin
calling my soul, seeking a melody of understanding
   in a night of upheaval
that rushed toward me with melancholy tones
   of misery
stripping away the joy of love
leaving a black sackcloth of ashes
that was plowed into my dead garden 
   of love
revealing crushed furrows of turbulent ground
where the roots of love once grew
and is now an empty windblown field
drenched in darkness, where nothing lives
but my grief-stricken memories of love
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Woods Avatar
July 23, 2024 at 8:38 AM
Heart break is so well said here! Xo
One Avatar
July 22, 2024 at 11:23 AM
I loved the opening to this poem.. It really captured my attention.. As you know, just like you, I do like to write melancholic poetry... This one is such a haunting poem.. You expressed the angst so well... Congratulations on your first place in the contest..
Empress Avatar
June 30, 2024 at 12:53 PM
What a metaphorical treat this is! I absolutely love the way youve written this and the cadence of your lines truly are so captivating! Youv written in a way i think silent one would absolutely love too! I love many lines in this especially “ as pain and sorrow blackened the skin of my heart” brilliant and soul hitting! “ sound of a sad violin calling my soul, seeking a melody of understanding in a night of upheaval” so evocative and moving! I think many can resonate! Best wishes. Love it. Fave it is
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