Nothing Left

by Scrittore   Dec 19, 2016


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Waking up all alone again
You're still asleep in the other room
I tiptoe around not wanting to make a sound
For fear that I might wake you
And I wonder where the last 7 years went
And why I let you think for just one moment
That anything less than okay would be okay
For even just one day - it's not
And has never been

And now I realize that

There's nothing left, it's all gone
There's not a fiber in me left that's strong
Strong enough to fight one more night
Through the years I have tried
To pick us up all alone
There's nothing left
It's all gone

Passing time to numb the pain
Losing myself was apart of your game
I tiptoe around like a child just knocked down
For fear that I might anger you
You always had the certain way
To make me feel like I was to blame
For everything that could and did go wrong
I took the blame for damn near way too long
It's not okay - it's not
And has never been

And now

There's nothing left, it's all gone
There's not a fiber in me left that's strong
Strong enough to fight one more night
Through the years I have tried
To pick us up all alone
There's nothing left
It's all gone

I'll take back everything I am
Rediscover everything that has long been gone
But not for long I'm finally strong even without you.
Because without you I can finally be
Everything you never wanted me to be.

I'll take back
Everything
Everything
Everything.

So if you think there might be another last chance.

There's nothing left, it's all gone
There's not a fiber in me left that's strong
Strong enough to fight one more night
Through the years I have tried
To pick us up all alone
There's nothing left
It's all gone

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  • 7 years ago

    by Belle

    I like the repetition of the line through the poem. It seems like the writer keeps trying to repair a broken relationship. All the while knowing that it is broken and beyond repair.

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