All I Have Left Is A Broken Heart

by Jenni Marie   Nov 7, 2008


Again been playing those "get over him" type of songs
Trying to fool myself as I'm singing passionately along
Been swearing that over you, never again will I cry
But sitting here alone tonight, know I'm living a lie

For locked away in this cold room hundreds of tears fall
Arguing with myself over if I should make that call
And everyone thinks that I'm okay, that I've moved on
But I still can't believe the fact that you're really gone

Didn't know I could feel all this pain yet still be alive
And I can't make sense of how I'm feeling inside
Really thought I was over tears until I heard our song
Within seconds I'd broken down, couldn't stay strong

Still I'm yearning to once more see your beautiful face
To be nestled again securely in your comforting embrace
Go back to when our relationship was perfect, so sure
Don't know how much more pain I'm able to endure

Every single day and night spent glaring at that phone
Recalling how it was you I used to call when feeling so alone
But now you're gone, and this heart is empty once more
Is it only me who thinks what we had is worth fighting for

Long silent days pass, still you're always on my mind
World used to be technicolour, now may as well be blind
Pretending to be happy but dying inside, oh how cliche
They say time heals...this pain is more intense each day

Tearing myself apart thinking of what we could have been
Never any peace for every night you still haunt my dreams
Never love anyone but you, you know me better than anyone
So why haven't you figured I'm lying, that I'll never move on?

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  • 16 years ago

    by Cyber Saiyan

    Honestly, the title was pretty bland to me; i probably would have passed on reading it normally.

    I really like the opening line, especially the "get over him" type of songs line. I would not suggest starting the sentence with the word AGAIN though. The third line sounds somewhat backwards to me. Normally, if you were speaking the line, you would speak it as so:

    "Never again will I cry over you"

    I think the line sounds a little awkward the way that its written. Despite the things mentioned so far, the poem is shaping up good.

    Moving on, the second stanza starts out like the third line of the last stanza. Again, it sounds backwards. Normally, you would speak the line "Hundreds of tears fall (as I am) locked away in this cold room". I had to read each line twice to actually decipher the meaning, and by then, the meaning was somewhat lost. Reading on, I noticed a lot of "filler" words; such as FOR locked away / AND everyone thinks / BUT I still cant / AND I cant / BUT now your gone / So why havent / etc. These words are not adding anything to the poem and seem useless to me. I would simply remove them altogether; the lines are still good without these words.

    Still reading through.

    I do like some of the power words you used, like COMFORTING and PERFECT and ENDURE. This shows you have a large vocabulary and a good mentality about phrasing words together. Writing is about more than just stringing words together; its about painting a picture in the mind of the reader. You were able to show great imagery throughout the poem.

    Some of the rhymes seemed a little basic to me toward the end; like MORE / FOR and SONG / STRONG. Maybe try using www.rhymer.com for ideas on rhyming words.

    Overall, the poem is well written. I know that I pointed out a lot of things in my comment, but they are pretty minor in the grand scheme of writing. The meaning was clear, the emotions were honest and the flow was good.

    Keep writing.

  • 16 years ago

    by xX the left behind Xx

    Wow..this is an awesome poem..
    near perfect i must say..
    although kind of sad..
    u have a way with words..i enjoyed it..
    keep it up. :)

  • 16 years ago

    by Sumit Ojha

    This poem was very touching, I understood what the you was saying.

  • 16 years ago

    by Michael D Nalley

    The theme of lost love is deviverd in a perfect rhyme

    Though very poetic this would make great song lyrics

  • 16 years ago

    by Brittany C

    I really liked this poem. Your style of writing is great. I enjoyed reading this poem. The wording, flow, and length were all good. The emotions through out the poem were nice and strong and everything pulls the reader in. I see nothing wrong with anything in this poem. I gave it a 5/5 =)

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