The Beholder

Beauty was in the eye of the beholder, I told her and I was the shoulder for 

her to lean on. 

Yet she would accuse me of lies and this ripped into the ties of all that made 

us one.  

Her incessant chides took my pride and all that was me was left behind. 

Seven tenacious years my pleas of please and tears and sighs were all just tossed aside. 

Now it is I who has drawn the line, tired of this prolonged ride.  

The eyes of the beholder and the shoulder she leaned on are all but gone, tied to the I 

instead of eye.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Whipps Avatar
April 30, 2010 at 10:19 PM
I can really relate to this.Good job.!And thanks for the comment.Be sure to check out some of my other poems and let me know what you think. -Jasmine 'Jaz' Nicole
Smith Avatar
April 28, 2010 at 9:10 AM
I think I might have chosen the wrong form here, can someone please correct me? Thanks.
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