"A Hollow Heart"
In vacant spaces, I reside,
A soul devoid of love's warm tide.
I search for feelings, night and day,
But find only emptiness in their way.
My heart, a fortress, closed and grey,
Impenetrable, with no way to sway.
The flames of passion, long since ceased,
Leaving only ash, and a melancholy breeze.
I try to feel, to love, to care,
But emotions pass, without a single snare.
I'm a ghost, a shadow of a man,
Incapable of love, with a heart of sand.
In dreams, I see the love I've known,
A fleeting glimpse of a heart that's grown.
But when I wake, the feeling's gone,
And I'm left with nothing but a hollow song.
I've tried to fill the void with temporary highs,
But the emptiness remains, a constant, gnawing sigh.
I've searched for answers in the darkest night,
But the truth remains, a loveless, endless fight.
Perhaps, I'm broken, perhaps, I'm cold,
A heart of stone, with a love that's grown old.
Or maybe I'm just lost and can't find my way,
To a love that's real, and a heart that can stay.
Whatever the reason, the truth remains the same,
I'm not capable of love, and it's a heartbreaking shame.
For in a world that's full of love, and laughter, and light,
I'm a solitary figure, lost in the dark of night.
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A sensitive write F. I wouldn't say it's a description of you. 🙂
It sure is, you know that saying, 'Listen to your heart.' Well, for a long time I listened to my heart, and all it got me was nothing.
A beautiful poem in its sadness. It seems to reflect upon a fortress built to protect but instead isolates. Inside a building of stone safe but sheltered in darkness where nothing can grow. There is pain in this poem and sadness. Nicely written it speaks out for a need of self love. A fave
Thank you, Soren. I appreciate your review and kind words of support.
Most welcome
I think when you've loved one person, it's then hard to love another.
Plus, there comes a time when you can't be bothered to part with love for another.
Keep the love for yourself, sometimes it's all you need.
Thank you, Paul. I appreciate your review and kind words of support.
I hope you find happiness soon. Take care.
Thank you, Soman. I appreciate your review and kind words of support.
The pain you describe here is soul piercing & almost unbearable. I pray that you might find the Light that leads to unfailing love.
Thank you, Tonya. I appreciate your review and kind words of support.
Friendship, this is heavy in a quiet, unflinching that image of the heart as a fortress really stays with me. It suggests protection and isolation at the same time, and that tension carries the poem forward with a steady sadness. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️ 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
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