Clouds on My Tongue

by Ashes of a Black Rose aka Night Child   Apr 29, 2008


I'm hanging, swinging upside-down,
From this pull-up bar,
I wanna say these words that sting,
But it just seems so hard...

Every time you say these words,
A cloud forms on my tongue:
"Ash, one day I'll marry you,"
Dane, we're way too young...

I'll never say it to your face,
Or any part of you,
I'll never let a damn soul know
I'm not in love with you.

I said I was and it was true,
I don't feel that way now,
After all the pain and tears,
How could I, baby? HOW?

I try to swallow down this cloud,
This tragic cotton mess,
Keeping back the words that burn,
It leaves me in distress.

Swinging, hanging upside-down,
My eyes cry from the cloud,
I said I wouldn't say it,
But my thoughts are said out loud:

"Baby, it can't happen,
Our love could never last,
I had faith in forever,
Till I reviewed our past."

"Ash, one day, I'll marry you,
You just wait and see.
One day you will wear my ring,
And know we're meant to be."

I feel the cloud form on my tongue,
I feel myself lose grip,
I feel the force of gravity,
I feel my body slip...

My cloud fell down into his arms,
The arms that broke my fall,
I knew it when he caught me,
We were perfect after all...

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  • 15 years ago

    by NyellMoonlight

    I don't want to offend you with some critics that I have for this piece, this comment is based on my personal opinion only. There are a lot of things that I like about this poem, too, but I'll start with the critics:
    First Stanza: Word 'wanna' just don't sound too poetic to me. It threw me off a bit.

    Second Stanza: I think that you shouldn't repeat 'these words' because you already said that in the first stanza. Maybe you can write that differently. Also, I personally dislike mentioning first names in poetry, so that left bad impression on me.

    Fourth Stanza: You shouldn't capitalize 'how'. I think that it better fits the rhythm of the whole piece if it's left uncapitalized.

    Eighth Stanza: Again, mentioning of the first name threw me off.

    All in all, I like this piece. Except those^^^ I think that you expressed your emotions greatly and every stanza is filled with deeply touching feelings. I like the way you incorporated the title in the poem. Also, your choice of words is really nice from the beginning to the end. I like the twist of emotions in the last stanza, it's effective and captivating.

    My favorite stanza is:

    - I try to swallow down this cloud,
    This tragic cotton mess,
    Keeping back the words that burn,
    It leaves me in distress.-
    ^^^
    Lovely, flawless and excellently expressed. Love it :)

    Overall, nicely done.

  • 15 years ago

    by amandalynn

    Aww. that's simply brilliant! good poem girl! 5/5.

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