Tainted

by Autumn Leaves   Feb 7, 2013


Why when I think of you
I become blue? Why do
the thoughts of loving you
make me become unglued?

You made me question the
path that I was destine to
take, making me abandon
the vows I once made.

You lead me without a sure
destination, creating in me
a spirit of desperation.

Tainted is your love and
allusive is your desire, but
somehow it lights my fire.

Offering this desperate heart
lies, you made me see only
through the darkness in your
eyes.

You have become my
sanctuary, my means of
prayer, you keep breaking
me into pieces so that I will
become unrepairable.

Why do I love you? When
you only love what I can do.
Why do I believe that one day
you'll need me too?

Why do I live in a reality that
doesn't exist? Because I am
tainted by a love that's truly sick.

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  • 11 years ago

    by Rusheena

    This is amazing, so powerful and raw. I love the theme of pleasure and pain and how your conflicted about whether you should be enjoying such torture, even though you know the answer. Great write; keep it up!

  • 11 years ago

    by TSI25

    Two songs played through my mind when i read this. "Tainted Love" by soft cell, and another one... "light my fire" by the doors...

    not necessarily a bad thing but it was really a blast from the past, from about halfway through ti made the poem read like an old 80s, 90s song. now both of those songs are stuck in my head...

    anyway content wise it was very powerful and emotionally packed. i wonder if you were lsitening to music when you wrote this? the rhyme scheme is interesting.

  • 11 years ago

    by Karis Byrd

    Really good. Keep the writing up.

  • 11 years ago

    by Skyler

    Your meter is delightfully unorthodox. Your tone is bleak and overcast, and it is wonderful. I feel like you've captured the negative aspects of a rainy day. That backdrop allowed me to really appreciate this one.

  • 11 years ago

    by Amreen

    This is a strong and powerful yet heartbreaking piece. I really could relate to it and AL you described your emotions brilliantly. Also the flow is good.
    Keep penning:)

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