Life Abandoned Me

I’ve been deserted and forsaken, 
relinquished and reawakened.
Renounced and completely vacated,
living a life intensely complicated. 
In the throes of woes, I’m saturated. 

No more time of sincere elation, 
now only a lonely sensation.
To this pain shall I surrender?
I used to touch a hand so tender.
Now I’m an abdicated offender. 

I’ve been abandoned, left to die,
no one said I must comply.
Though I’ve been pushed aside
there’s nowhere I can hide. 
I’m chained up, arms tied. 

Full of repudiation and rejection, 
I lost life’s balanced connection. 
I fear the worst has come to take
my one and only mistake. 
From this nightmare I must awake. 

Thrown over the reverie’s shore,
taken away from those I adore. 
Disowned and insanely combusted
from all those that I trusted.
Now I’m the one mistrusted. 

So I must renounce and give in.
I crave atonement for my sin. 
Turn myself over to cruel intentions, 
death shall come with circumvention.
I pray God comes with intervention. 

Fear arrives as I’m the one who runs, 
though life is the one who abandons. 



Abandon Contest
Brenda Chiri
June 10, 2018
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Lamoureux Avatar
July 23, 2018 at 9:57 AM
So well I expressed. Congrats.
Gentry Avatar
June 25, 2018 at 8:19 PM
Congratulations on your win! Sadness flows of the paper and into my heart. Excellent.
Ajmal Avatar
June 24, 2018 at 8:16 AM
Can anything be better than this? This is truly a masterpiece, poetry at it's best, certainly a fav for me, many congratulations on yur well deserved win in the contest, it sure was a joy to read, good luck and have a nice day
Gauthier Avatar
June 24, 2018 at 5:29 AM
Congrats on your winning poem, Laura.
Gupta Avatar
June 24, 2018 at 12:03 AM
Congratulations, Laura for the nice win with this superbly written poem ...
Roper Avatar
June 23, 2018 at 8:37 PM
Congratulations ,Laura, on a great win.Your writes or so full of emotion. . Hugs Eve ~`*
Rose  Avatar
June 10, 2018 at 11:45 PM
Often we feel orphaned in the face of life's journey, excellent enter Laura, winning wishes,
Michael Avatar
June 10, 2018 at 9:57 PM
Very creative...I'd say a freestyle write... in a natural rhythmic flow...All the best Laura Loo
Evans Avatar
June 10, 2018 at 12:16 PM
Gosh darnit where is the clap button when you need it. Awesome write. I love it when a poet weaves words and topic seamlessly.
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