What I Gave

What I gave… 
My honesty, my loyalty 
My love, my heart
My word and my time 
My trust when apart.

What I gave...
My full attention, my understanding
My friendship, my care
My support and compassion 
When no one else was there.

What I gave…
Everything he desired
I always did my best 
To make sure he was comfortable
And never made him stressed. 

I gave it my all, 
more that 100 percent 
to the one whose life,
I thought I made content
 
When I gave I expected nothing back
But his loyalty and love in return
I expect no extravagance
But a flame that will eternally burn.

When you find that special someone
Your world changes around 
You give him wholeheartedly 
As you believe a soul mate you have found

But in the end what I got 
Was the complete opposite of what I gave.
I was left out in the cold alone, 
A dreadful storm I had to brave. 

What I got...
Insincerity and distrust, 
Betrayal and deceit
Bitterness, empty promises, 
And a heartless scheming cheat

What I got.. 
A shattered heart, sleepless nights
and a river of endless tears.
Unsaid words which hurt the most,
And a soul left broken into pieces... 


CONTEST: WHAT I GAVE ..
SPONSOR: SHERI FRESONKE HARPER
DATE: 27-06-2014

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 7/21/2014 3:23:00 AM
loving the write.......
Login to Reply
Maharaj Avatar
Sasha Maharaj
Date: 7/22/2014 3:40:00 AM
Thank You Patrick :)
Date: 7/14/2014 1:31:00 PM
Great expression of a great disappointment. Congratulations.
Login to Reply
Maharaj Avatar
Sasha Maharaj
Date: 7/15/2014 1:29:00 AM
Thank You :)
Date: 7/14/2014 9:43:00 AM
I really like this write of yours, Sasha! If you read my entry you'll notice the similarities. (mine is all imaginative). Congrats on your fine win. // paul
Login to Reply
Maharaj Avatar
Sasha Maharaj
Date: 7/15/2014 1:30:00 AM
Many Thanks Paul. :) Will definitely have a look
Date: 6/27/2014 10:18:00 PM
OH MY, this is a downright shame what happened to you. If this is all true, I feel bad for what happened with that guy. You wrote it very convincingly and it's a very good entry for this contest.
Login to Reply
Maharaj Avatar
Sasha Maharaj
Date: 6/28/2014 1:01:00 AM
Ahh its wat happened to a friend recently anx part of it is me as well . Thank you for ur well wishes :)
Date: 6/27/2014 6:05:00 AM
Very heartfelt and sad write. The last stanza tells it all, Sasha
Login to Reply
Maharaj Avatar
Sasha Maharaj
Date: 6/27/2014 7:02:00 AM
Thank you Dr. Ram :)
Get a Premium Membership
Get more exposure for your poetry and more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Member Area

My Admin
Profile and Settings
Edit My Poems
Edit My Quotes
Edit My Short Stories
Edit My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder

Soup Social

Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us

Member Poems

Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread

Member Poets

Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest

Famous Poems

Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100

Famous Poets

Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War

Poetry Resources

Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
Store
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter
Hide Ad