Means To An End Poem by Black on Black Arts
Means To An End
It started with a smile, bright, illuminous like the north star.
Ever present given me hope.
We kissed and nothing else in the world mattered but you.
We laughed hard, we played hard and loved even harder.
No one under God loved you more than me.
A pedestal I placed you on so high so out of reach.
Are we movin too fast?
Time went by but it seemed to stop when you're in my arms.
It all seemed so perfect.
Until your true colors showed like a chameleon out of hiding.
Shame on you.
Truth is pain that is why it hurts for me to know.
So a poker face I put on so she could'nt see what I was feeling.
Defenseless I swallowed my pride out of love.
I build up the courage to leave her but with no foundation my plans
crumble to the ground.
Shame on me.
So I start over.
Cold, calculating I become.
You start to cry my heart cries for you but my mind and body remain steady emotionless.
You hold me your touch makes my pulse react.
I stand strong as you whisper I love you's in my ear.
Without a response I slowly back away watery eyes holding back tears.
I won't let you see me cry as I leave without a goodbye.
Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds (Shakespeare) .
There is no doubt love hurts, it is heartbreaking when your lover betrays you when you had her on such a high pedestal! A poem full of deep emotions and sorrow knowing you have to walk away! !
Oh my gosh. What did she do to make you go off her? Could you not let her down more gently. I did enjoy this but if you really loved her, you would see past her faults, (unless she cheated on you, but your poem didn't specify unless you mention that with the line, swallowed my pride out if love') keep writing! : -)
Wow! Intensely emotional and vibrantly sorrowful depiction of saying goodbye to someone you have loved. Fantastic insight and realization of a very distressful situation, making a decision that's so very difficult, but one that needed to be made to save yourself from the heartache that you knew would come about if you stayed. Very vivid portrayal of having to say goodbye and walking away into the total emptiness without her. Tears showing how hard it was to walk away. Excellent poem, filled with emotional feeling, rhythm backing it up silently like in a movie. Thank you for sharing. RoseAnn
It's better to be alone than live with distress in the bliss of love. Love is a spiritual experience that affects us profoundly, it's whimsical and temperamental, coming unannounced and may leave without warning. I like the articulation and insight of the poem. A nice piece of poetry. Thanks for sharing. Please read my poem MANDELA - THE IMMORTAL ICON.
Nice work, very vivid. just like a movie. I hope you find your (The Rightful Denizen) soon.
felt like watching a movie with good start sad middle but may i say something, it is still hasn't ended cause there was no happy ending and it always ends with happy ending so i'll wait for that the write is brilliant, bravo
Its like watching a beautiful garden burned by a starter of small fire spark... nice poem, thrilled with the lines story and feeling, more at the ending..nice! _Soul
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/24/2024 5:37:42 AM # 1.0.0.1119
If it is a pain parting from her and if she is true to the words uttered- ' I love you', why don't you walk into her life once more? A poignant write! !