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Wounded Sigh

Your words burped toxins. Like water, I quenched my thirst. A portion too hexed to gulp, I choked in travesty of devotion. My favourite promises are broken ones. My solace, found in empty words, mellifluous as Angels chants. Memories, you'd wish forgotten, I embrace like burrs. I don't want to purge my soul of your thoughts, I pray they cling like a haze in my clouds. I want to dwell in the illusion of your warmth. To be reminded by crystals of you, by every song, every Smile and kiss. Let your thoughts sweep my brain, a swim in rhythm I'll ripple. Like waves, my tears would steam through the tides of the sea. Like a child, I'll echo in my wails. If you're stamped, a mistake, I'll indulge over and over till I'm glued to the hurts, so shattered. Still, like a blinded frog, I'll jump into your pit of love after every healing. Yes! I'll come back so the scars are renewed sempiternally. I plead that my heart is clogged with pain and misery, while I dream of all the stormy nights we stayed up whispering for hours in pristine waterfalls. As you enchant my being, let me burn so bad the stitches never seal. Put me in a destruction circus, savoury punishment for being strangers. Get me blinded by lights, it becomes my enemy. In recall of those sweet names, you serenaded me with, my lips, the last your heart beats for. A shuffle through oubliette, sillage twirls sillage. Still no sight of your ebullient eyes. I want to throw you into caves of evanescent but my heart no longer listens to any scream but your voice. You're the bridge every man needs to cross to get to me, and you're charred.

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Date: 4/9/2024 5:28:00 AM
'I want to throw you into caves of evanescent but my heart no longer listens to any scream but your voice." This paradoxical relationship cannot be described or defined. It burns in you as an all consuming conflagration. Its power is indomitable. "I plead that my heart is clogged with pain and misery, while I dream of all the stormy nights we stayed up whispering for hours in pristine waterfalls. " The pain of a bygone relationships haunts you, but you enjoy wallowing in that pain. Great metaphors with a heart stirring tone. Congratulations Tonye on your top win.
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Tonye George
Date: 4/9/2024 2:29:00 PM
Thank you, dear Valsa. I appreciate you.
Date: 4/9/2024 12:49:00 AM
Congratulations on your top win!
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Tonye George
Date: 4/9/2024 3:08:00 AM
Thank you so much dear Silent.
Date: 4/8/2024 10:39:00 PM
Congratulations on your awesome poems top win!
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Tonye George
Date: 4/9/2024 3:09:00 AM
Thank you Karen.
Date: 4/8/2024 5:00:00 PM
This is an exceptional poem, Tonye. The last stanza packs a wallop! I'm so glad to discover and follow you. Heartiest congratulations on your top win in my contest!
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Tonye George
Date: 4/8/2024 5:23:00 PM
I'm so elated Edward, it's such an honour. Thank you so much.
Date: 3/25/2024 8:37:00 AM
You know, I tell people I'm just a simple storyteller. But you, you have the heart of a true poet. You and Charlotte Puddifoot should get along famously. Check her out
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Tonye George
Date: 3/26/2024 8:11:00 AM
Thank you Tom. I'll check her out.
Date: 3/25/2024 7:54:00 AM
Awww loved that opening line to your poem and great title.. Your words dance with a raw, unfiltered honesty that pierces through the soul. Each line is laden with the weight of longing and the ache of unfulfilled promises. The imagery you employ, from the toxicity of words to the sweetness of memories, paints a poignant portrait of a love both cherished and shattered.
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Tonye George
Date: 3/26/2024 8:09:00 AM
Thank you Silent, for your wonderful insight and perception.
Date: 3/25/2024 2:47:00 AM
This is so poignant and powerful dear tonye! How touching and so well written in the most soulful manner. You really have a way with words and I absolutely love the flow of your lines in this too. “ . I want to dwell in the illusion of your warmth. ” awwn i love that! “ A shuffle through oubliette, sillage twirls sillage. Still no sight of your ebullient eyes.“ excellent diction and slight use of alliterations too! So well delivered for the prompt! Best wishes for the contest
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Tonye George
Date: 3/25/2024 3:31:00 AM
Awwn thank you dear Ink. Happy a lovely week.
Date: 3/24/2024 7:50:00 PM
Ditto: Powerful penning, Tonye. Down, down through the dark corridors. Second line in the last stanza - such an intriguing blend of seeming opposites. Kudos, Gershon
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Tonye George
Date: 3/24/2024 8:49:00 PM
Oh yeah! Thank you Wolf. I appreciate.
Date: 3/24/2024 5:39:00 PM
powerful poem, Tonye, with some outstanding imagery (caves of evanescent) I felt such heartache and pain as I read your poem, especially this verse: To be reminded by crystals of you, by every song, every Smile and kiss. Let your thoughts sweep my brain, a swim in rhythm I'll ripple. Like waves, my tears would steam through the tides of the sea. Like a child, I'll echo in my wails. My heart aches for you, Tonye. Sara
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Tonye George
Date: 3/24/2024 6:36:00 PM
Smiles. Thank you Sara. I really just love to explore these dark themes. I like to flow with my vulnerable imaginations, I let them lead sometimes.

Book: Shattered Sighs