you are as beautiful as winter,
and twice as cold
i will love you the way
people love negative space
your laugh falls like
the downy feathers of an owl
and i will collect them as they drift
and arrange them next to my bedside
it is as if moonlight
and all celestial beings had blessed you
you must know i will
write poetry and prose for your star speckled soul
i have never seen
a glass heart like yours
i will be no different from the others who admire you
i envy you as much as i pity you
how can you love like that
when the world has been so cruel
ask me and i will
give you all i can
your eyes turn shades
of wonder in the dawn light
i will tell the audience how beautiful you were,
the way unattainable things often are
don’t you know people like me
spend eternity grasping for that distant shard
i will do all that i can
to keep your glass pieces safe in my bloodied hand
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sophin (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: February 11th, 2022 02:14
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Comments3
simply exquisite! Brilliant poetry!
love your depth
showcasing characteristics, of two characters
in each poetic line of empathetic insight..
(indeed, I too
look in awe, at all those
that live, life
with their splintered heart's
adorning their sleeves, bravely
for all to see..)
thank you! for choosing to share!
Thank you very much for your kind words.
The way I'm just finding out about this poem. I love your style of poetry; your formatting and syntax is so unique. I also strive to "break the norms" with free verse poetry to create something not only meaningful, but visually striking. This was so freaking good! Bravo! 💖✨💖
I find this inspirational on so many levels, for it is as graphic and honest as it is poetic, in describing the apathy in the empathy, wretched souls bring out of us. Thank you for sharing this. I absolutely love it!
thank you for your kind words.
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