Shattered Hearts on Hardwood Floors

by BREEawNUHH   Dec 4, 2008


*..no idea. :[

I can feel it deep within my heart
this once shared love is falling apart.
There's nothing we can do anymore
our hearts are shattered on the floor.

Those three words don't mean much these days
saying goodbye hurts in the worst ways.
Tears are starting to fall from our eyes
but our hearts can no longer take the lies.

We know exactly what we have to do
I'm scared and I know you are, too.
The truth always comes out, though
just close the curtain, end the show.

It's gonna kill me to be so far away
but we must look forward to a brighter day.
Here comes the flashback of you saying "hi"
but in reality, we're both saying "goodbye".

Briana Coulter
12.04.08

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  • 15 years ago

    by Saving Grace

    In some way i can relate to this. I can understand the way it feels saying goodbye, it really sucks. But it was a great write, it flowed well and you kept the rhyme scheme going through out the entire piece. Very emotional and powerful. Keep it up. 5/5

  • 15 years ago

    by The Prince

    Haven't read your work in a while...

    'I can feel it deep within my heart
    this once shared love is falling apart.
    There's nothing we can do anymore
    our hearts are shattered on the floor.'

    try to avoid such cliched rhymes as these, they're not needed to evoke sadness, the words that precede them are strong enough. I admire your simplicity though, and I get a sense that this is a deeply personal poem, I often let that get in the way of my linguistics.

    'Those three words don't mean much these days
    saying goodbye hurts in the worst ways.
    Tears are starting to fall from our eyes
    but our hearts can no longer take the lies'

    This stanza was better, you're blunt in your message, and the idea of combined feelings was nice, like you're soulmates with this person.

    'We know exactly what we have to do
    I'm scared and I know you are, too.
    The truth always comes out, though
    just close the curtain, end the show'

    I liked what you were doing here, the second line was very nice, and it's followed by a great couplet that work together to form a nice strong stanza. I also admire your use of punctuation, so many people on this site don't use it properly haha. :]

    'It's gonna kill me to be so far away
    but we must look forward to a brighter day.
    Here comes the flashback of you saying "hi"
    but in reality, we're both saying "goodbye".'

    I think that the third stanza would make a more effective closer than the fourth. The 'hi' and 'goodbye', doesn't evoke sadness to me, whereas the stanza above, does. There'd be no harm in rearranging them.

    Well done though

  • 15 years ago

    by Sourav

    It's good in parts and what I feel it's lacking strong lines. All the lines are emotional but lack the punch. That's what I think. Overall it's nice.

  • 16 years ago

    by Lonely Rider

    Such a beautiful piece and so hearfelt...

    I could feel that one part of you wants to turn back to the past and the other part is struggling to cope with the present situation... your describes your emotions so well...

    Here comes the flashback of you saying "hi"
    but in reality, we're both saying "goodbye".
    ^^ very touching

    well written keep writing..

  • 16 years ago

    by Sourav

    It's heartfelt and very simply written. A sad write. Well done!