Stubborn

by Yakari Gabriel   Feb 6, 2012


I tried to warn you..

in my world
no one is welcomed,
the language here
is a mixture of judgment
and farewells.

that there is no justice
in this, that you can
throw three pounds of sugar
in the coffee but it will
remain bitter.

--

but,
you kept on talking
about that sparkle you
saw in my eyes one time-

something had convinced you,
that you could make things beautiful..

(I don't know what it was)

you once wrote my name
with red lipstick in the sky,
and they ran away whispering to
each other, that , you had
cut open my veins and written
it with my blood.

all you ever were,
was twisted into something else.

--

I told you not to look for love in me,
that you wouldn't find it, it wasn't there.

but you came armed with
courage,and a faith stronger
than anything I've ever touched.

I reminded you
to not hang on fairy tales.

I know me,
I know my people
I wasn't made for that,
I wasn't made for you.

you insisted..

and like everyone else
your weapons just weren't enough

you fell on your knees
gasping for air-

......you recovered

and I watched you
leave with a broken
heart tucked
beneath your chest..

while pondering,
what on earth
had made you think

that I'd ever tell you lies.

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  • 11 years ago

    by Yakari Gabriel

    Is it normal to cry at while re-reading an old poem mense. am i nuts

  • 12 years ago

    by Clown

    This poem was amazing Sweet Cheeks.
    I feel that its about failure, someone trying to accomplish the impossible, most stories like this end in happiness and ever after and what not, but this took me on a twist, it went back and forth from hopeful to rejection and back to hopeful and ended in rejection. I wasnt expecting that.

  • 12 years ago

    by Chelsey

    This was super intese yaki...I get so into your poetry, my face gets close to the screen, I read it with such depth, I feel your sadness, I love it!

    The part about redlipstick being actualy blood, so spooky but seriously amazingly written and it shows what you thought was one thing as actually not that at all in your relationship..

    This is such a heartfelt write, but a sad heartfelt write :/...

    By the way

    that there is no justice
    in this, that you can
    throw three pounds of sugar
    in the coffee but it will
    remain bitter.

    ^ Theres yet another quote that needs to be made famous and said by all!

  • 12 years ago

    by Amreen

    I'm totally amazed with the poem you wrote...great flow,good word-usage...!!!
    It was so filled with every emotion of self-reluctance and how,despite consistent endeavour armed with goodness, it still didn't budge the stubborn soul you possess...!!!

    Commendable poem girl....!!

    I tried to warn you..

    in my world
    no one is welcomed,
    the language here
    is a mixture of judgment
    and farewells.

    ^^
    beautiful verse and a good beginning...

    good work...:)

    that there is no justice
    in this, that you can
    throw three pounds of sugar
    in the coffee but it will
    remain bitter.

    ^^
    my favorite^_^

  • 12 years ago

    by Tara Kay

    Yaki,
    This was amazing!!!

    You sound full of self loathing, like you want to be left alone for your afraid to be loved because you can't love yourself, hmmm, I'm pondering over this because I can't see what would make you feel this way,

    You are awesome Girl!!!

    I love the flow, and the bitterness, the way you are stubborn that you are right when you are so terribly wrong.

    You deserve to have everything Yaki,
    Such a great piece if not a little sad.

    Love xxxx

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