For you to lick up behind me
But you were so grateful for food
How could I not?
You hoped for more at some point in time
I know you did
You told everybody so
But little did you know
That it was not possible
Maybe I should have told you
Why didn’t I?
Maybe it’s as simple as my own stupidity
But even I don’t know for sure
It was not my intention
to hurt you
I swear
but
how can I apologize
You told everybody why
You took
An eye for an eye
To an eye for a soul
Just so you could cradle
Your pride
I trusted you.
Get off of your pedestal
of sorrow
It’s not my fault
You fell for me
And broke all of your bones
I really liked your use of repetition and the emotion you brought to this poem. My favorite line was about getting off of your pedestal. That line really struck me. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI adore this poem. Your use of punctuation I find to be very profound in combination with your line breaks. It really gives tone to your poem and inflection without it being spoken directly. My favorite line is "You took an eye for an eye to an eye for a soul". This poem gave me chills, phenomenal.
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