Brace for Impact

by Chelsey   Aug 8, 2010


So in love for many years
The only girl he's ever known
He's changing, falling apart
It's a lie to say they've grown

Holding on so tightly
She was believing in fate
Thinking these changes would be over
Hoping his actions were just a mistake

But he's called her over this morning
She had a feeling something wasn't right
The headache just grew bigger
Their talking always turns to fights

Here it is, she knows it
Tears rise in her eyes
"Brace for impact" she tells her heart
She knows this is goodbye

She grabs on to the chair
Prepares herself for what she'll hear
"Things aren't the same", he says
Clearly not fighting any tears

This is when a whole becomes a half
And he rips her heart in two
"I just don't see us working out,
I'm not in love with you"

It took months for her tears to dry
And a year to heal her heart
Her destiny was rewritten
And she found a brand new start

It was a year and a half later
A star-bucks lobby where she stood
Her first love walked through the door
She couldn't breathe, she wish she could

As her and her new beau arose
He was in awe to see her face
She introduced her new mate
And his heart began to race

He did love her, its too late
He still smiled and gently laughed
"Brace for impact" he told his heart
This is when a whole becomes a half

Now its complicated and uncontrollable
There was nothing he could do
You can't brace yourself for pain
Or stop your heart from ripping in two

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  • 14 years ago

    by jescelle

    Short and sweet, I loved it! So true, irony and love clash together and when you look back, you realize that you may have let go of something over the smallest problem. "Too late" :)
    I loved how you repeated your lines but broke them into different parts throughout the poem. THAT made this piece, and without that lyricism it wouldn't have worked, so bravo. You tied the two people together as one even when they weren't "one" anymore, which tells the reader that even when it's "over", it's never really over.
    again, 5/5 :)

  • 14 years ago

    by Michael D Nalley

    This poem kept me on the edge of my seat
    Though the reality did not bother me, I had hope for a happy ending

    well done

  • 14 years ago

    by Lady Nik

    I really liked the last stanza. I can relate to what you're saying. There have been times when I felt the end was coming but it still hurts the same and I was still shocked after. I think you did a very good job of telling their story and how their love fell apart. I love the flow of this piece as well as the imagey. Nice work dear. Nik

  • 14 years ago

    by Brittney Follett

    This was a little confusing. A few things that I'd suggest changing are:

    This is when a whole becomes a half
    And he rips her heart in two

    I think it would be better to say:

    This is when a whole becomes a half
    As he rips her heart in two

    It just flows smoother.

    another thing:

    "Things aren't the same", he says
    Clearly not fighting any tears

    Whose not fighting tears?

    In this stanza is when I became really confused:

    As her and her new beau arose
    He was in awe to see her face
    She introduced her new mate
    And his heart began to race

    Who is "he"? the new boyfriend or the ex?

    Okay she and her new boyfriend are together...He.. the ex? is in awe to see her? But i thought he was done with her? the "new mate" sounds kinda funny... and the ... ex? or is the new boyfriend's heart that is racing? from anger or love?

    And without clarifying who he is the ending is unclear. Does she get revenge from her ex by him wanting her back and her saying ha no. Or does she do the whole.. break up with the new boyfriend?

    I believe once you get that straight things will be a lot better.

    Sorry to totally bash on your poem lol I really did like the story and the emotion in it. You just need to smooth it out a little.

    My favorite part was the last stanza the message was clear and the statement true.

    I look forward to re-reading this once you revise it :)

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