Nothing

by Xanthe   May 29, 2012


You left me unmasked,
unguided and unprotected
with an empty heart
bleeding in your hands.
Yet I still find myself
seeking refuge beneath
the shadows of your wings,
writing vacant poetry
which spoke of dying love
that never had a chance
at life,
and watching-
waiting for our future
to shrivel up and die.
I tread on, nonetheless,
fighting to vanquish
my fear dancing in the air
on this windy day;
teasing me
tempting me to finally
give up
for I am nothing-
like the wind
on this windy day.

*Written for a club challenge.
05/27/12

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  • 11 years ago

    by Blissful

    This was crafted so beautifully! I could just feel the emotions and pain you must have felt when writing this piece because it was so raw and evident in your words. You just captivated me right from the beginning and I could just feel the hope slipping as I went further into the poem. The more I read the poem, the more it saddened me because I could relate so easily to your words of writing vacant poetry of a love that could never be...it's like wishing on a fading star that you know will never shine your way. That knowing...that feeling...that vacancy is so suffocating that it is so difficult to pen it eloquently into a poem and you did that perfectly here. Sometimes the hardest things is knowing whether to give up or just try harder...distinguishing between the two could be exhausting. This was just flawless. I loved it.

  • A captivating beginning. An intense middle. A riveting end. Nicely penned.

  • 11 years ago

    by L

    -- When I started reading this poem, I think I knew who wrote it and also I felt like I know what this poem is about. I won't go into much detail, but it is sad that you are feeling like the wind. It's sad because it's a windy day. Though, I have to say that the way I first interpret it was much better than how I interpreted it after on the third read because a windy day like, obviously, have strong winds and if you are feeling like the wind on a windy day then you must be feeling strong . But then I thought a windy day can create some damage, so perhaps that's how you are feeling, so many things accumulated that make you strong but at the same time making you feel this sad. I liked this poem because in a way it's simple and also it has an impact on the reader, Sorry, I can't add anything more since everyone else already said it.

  • 11 years ago

    by rock serenade

    Great I loved how u ended this poem welldone keep it up FAB poet :) 5/5

  • 11 years ago

    by East Poetry

    On the verge of giving up, indeed it is a hard time in life when you have something that you want to hold on too, hope for things to change and get better, but you find that your just wasting your own time. I really like the comparison to the wind as well.