Subdued Light

How often have I asked
why did you enter my life?
I was happy, even if in isolation.
You felt that I should share.
Do not birds share their seeds?
Do not fish swim in shoals?
We were not meant to live
on an island all alone.
So you stole my heart,
I gave it willingly.
Purloining my volition,
like a besieged city, I ceded possession.
 
Now I find my heart is ripped apart.
There's no refuge for me but to succumb.
Why can't you for once speak the truth?
Confess, I do not mind.
Tell me you care for another,
as birds mate with whomsoever they like,
while fish seem indifferent to each other.
Yet I am neither bird nor fish.
Since I cannot win, I simply pray:
tell me the truth and let me be.
Let me live in isolation once again,
at least there was some subdued light then.

lost lovefree verse

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Sara Kendrick

February 8, 2021 at 2:09 PM

Emotive and expressive work. I hope not your life just a work maybe for a contest. Sometimes I think we have to see some frogs to be able to come home with the princess. Thanks for all your visits to my page. Sara

Jennifer Proxenos

February 6, 2021 at 10:58 AM

You need to find a warm loving partner my friend, they elude you, but they are there, also lonely looking for love, your heart has been broken a few times, I feel sad for you, i know she is there find her my friend! Blessings and hugs, Jennifer

Andrea Dietrich

February 4, 2021 at 1:37 PM

Very nicely done. It would even be a good entry for the "break my heart" contest. For truly it's about a broken heart.

Alexis Y.

February 4, 2021 at 11:11 AM

Hi Victor, Your poem speaks to the human heart. We all long to be loved. It is the most powerful emotion known to man. When we find it’s amazing, but when it leaves for whatever reason, it’s devastating. Your well-written write expresses how love can go astray. Well done. Have a wonderful day, my friend:-) Alexis

Regina Mcintosh

February 4, 2021 at 7:29 AM

So sad... I feel like my significant other drew me away from subdued isolation although I do find joy amid the silence that softens most heartbreak. Thankfully we are sharing our lives and love with one another in complete bliss. I enjoyed your words, Dear Victor. God bless you with love and prayers, Gina

Kim Rodrigues

February 4, 2021 at 6:03 AM

Your words grip! You feel deeply! God bless you, my friend!

Vijay Pandit

February 4, 2021 at 5:48 AM

Much feeling in the two stanzas, Victor--love and heartbreak eloquently expressed.

Anitha Jayasankar

February 4, 2021 at 5:42 AM

A poem so apt for the image with sad emotions. Well written Victor. God bless ~ Ani

Jenna Logan

February 4, 2021 at 2:57 AM

Your lines tear at my heart. How willingly does our heart give in to love, and how often it ends in sorrow. There is no refuge for a broken heart. It bleeds in shadows until the healing light appears, and that takes a long, long while. A resplendent, but melancholy write, Victor.