The man I used to be

by jLegendc   Apr 26, 2008


Escaping thoughts of you,
Trying to find a new start,
Is the most impossible thing to do,
Especially when you still live inside my heart...

Non-stop jokes everyday,
That's what I always do,
A smile that no one can ever take away,
A happy personality too...

Where am I now?
Am I lost in a thousand unfulfilled dreams?
Finding my way, I don't know how,
But I see something in the sky that gleams...

There's a star trying to guide me out,
I am left with a question,
Should I follow it or not? I have a doubt,
Though I'm sad I don't wanna leave my depression...

It is the only memory I have of you,
The only thing I can't just let go,
I don't care if I'm lost,
Losing you was my biggest cost...

But I also lost myself,
I'm left behind a dusty shelf,
Though I miss you,
I miss someone too...

Oh I miss him,
And all the girls he could have,
I can no longer see him,
He's my missing half...

You might wonder who he is?
He used to exist,
But I hope he won't be lost for eternity,
Because I miss the man I used to be,
I will never be the same,
Until you call out my name...

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  • 15 years ago

    by WrittenInTheStars

    Great job. I think a few of the lines could be reworded or moved around. Other than that it's great.

  • 16 years ago

    by bRiNgMeToLiFe

    Really good,you had me caught until the end because I didn't know how it would end.
    Good job,keep it up=, :]
    5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by Lizaveta

    What i loved about your poem was the order in which things and feelings come: depression - then "i miss u" - then "i miss the man i used to be"
    that is intriguing and makes the poem deep
    and awwwww forgot to say the way you talk about yourself in the first face and in the third, like here:
    "But I hope HE won't be lost for eternity,
    Because I miss the man I used to be..."
    ---- it is a great way to express the complete change you feel in yourself
    there were some metaphors i really loved, like
    "There's a star trying to guide me out,
    I am left with a question,
    Should I follow it or not? I have a doubt"
    i thought the rhythm was a bit off in some places, for example
    "Especially when you still live inside my h
    heart..."
    i suggest changing it into something like:
    Especially if you're still inside my heart...
    but emmmmmm that was just a thought:)
    kay i really loved your poem because it is greatly written and the message - which matters the most - is deep. i think i can relate because sometime ago i realized that i had used to be a different person untill something changed me..... so your poem is kind of a poem-that-makes-you-think:)
    5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by Sole

    It was good. It started off and I was thinking to myself 'Another love poem...' They all seem to be so similar these days...
    However, towards the end there was the great twist of you missing yourself, I really liked it and it was an inspiring read. Thankyou.
    Sole. x

  • 16 years ago

    by noha

    Waw you got great work i love it and i know how you feel as i feel it too,my favoraite :It is the only memory I have of you,
    The only thing I can't just let go,
    I don't care if I'm lost,
    Losing you was my biggest cost...
    waw flow is nice and rhyme too well done 5/5

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