Comments : All I Have Left Is A Broken Heart

  • 16 years ago

    by Dark Savior

    I must say that I enjoyed this piece, I could feel the emotion that went into this, perhaps even the tears that stained the white paper see through.

    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

    Nice way to start it with those two couplets, there is a part that confused me. You should put a comma at the end of you, second line end word, or begin the sentence with I've or even say "Been swearing that I'm over you. Never again will I cry." the flow seems a little off in this specific line.

    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

    This is a powerful Stanza. It really shows the emotion and sets the mood for the rest of the poem. It shows a person who is having inner turmoil and is not sure what to do with herself, if she should call him, or let him go...but she just doesn't know how.

    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

    It's another amazing line. It's power is retained in it's truth.

    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

    Another line that is powerful because of the fact that it's very true and it retains so much power that I, personally could see the person sitting there and rocking back and forth rot with pain.

    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

    This is by far my favorite Stanza in the whole poem. It was noticable that in this Verse they wanted some sign, like someone call, or something to happen just as a sign.

    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

    I'm not a person who enjoys breaks with internet lingo such as ...'s even though sometimes I have to do it...hehe. I must say that using a common saying as a very poetic couplet is very well done.

    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?

    This moves from the rythme scheme and diverts it attention purely on the passion of the poem, which I feel adds to the poem, that is my personal choice, It really shows the regret in this whole stanza. I think it's a unique and very good way to end it.

    I didn't pick a favorite Stanza or line because of the fact that, I, personally feel that it's hard to pick just one, I instead picked the poem as my favorite part.

    This is something that I don't do, I've voted four times since I've been a member of P&Q for poem of the week and feel that this one did deserve a nomination, so that is what I did.

    It once again showed the progress of a person who is trying to get over the heartships and it's a piece we can all relate to.

    You have a very unique style of writing, you make a statement and then an answer to a statement in the same line. It's a very interesting way of writing. One in which I can say no one I know is accustome to.

    Of course this poem gets:
    5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by StonedGooberz

    This poemm reminds me kind of what I'm going through myself, the pain never really leaves you kinda get numb after a while. But while i was reading this poem i kinda got this picture of you sitting on your bed crying over a boyfreind that you thought was the sh*t but hes not nothing but a nail that is stabbing you in slowly in the heart till well you fall apart.

    I dont see really anything i would change here, it all seems to fit. from the meter to the flow it all works out.
    Raindrops 5/5

  • 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 =)

  • 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

  • 15 years ago

    by Sumit Ojha

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

  • 15 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. :)

  • 15 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.