Rainbow Robber

by Baby Rainbow   Sep 11, 2021




No one ever got to me the way that you did,
with all the words that you said.

I never thought I would have missed you,
since I trained myself to never open up to anyone again,
but you were the only one whole held the key to my heart
after I changed the locks.

I remember the conversations we had late at night,
you were the only one who showed me
that things could be alright.

We jumped in the sand, both digging holes
that we knew we would drown each other in
when the tides of regret came crashing in.

Where did I go so wrong,
to end up sharing the sky with you one minute,
even though deep down I knew
you would burst all of my clouds,
creating this forever rain in my heart
that drowns my soul every day.

I often live beyond the memories
because reality is so over rated,
and it burns my heart to know
that you have forgotten that I'm even gone.

How could you have been an angel of hope,
when you broke my rainbow
and left no shimmer in my colourless soul.

Saffie
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2/1/20
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  • 3 years ago

    by Poet on the Piano

    Saffie! It's so great to see you posting again. I was immediately drawn to this one because of the title. When I think of a "robber", I think of someone stealing physical items, or the more intangible route: perhaps robbing someone of a future, of their happiness, of potential. The image, and significance, of robbing a rainbow is heartbreaking. To me, a rainbow symbolizes unity and acceptance, something that brings a moment of peace to others. That should never be stolen. And the rainbow, encompassing someone's aura and maybe what makes them "spark", should never be dulled.

    The light in your eyes, the light in your heart, you pen that quite well here, and I felt the heaviness of holding on to those memories, and the pain of knowing someone has moved on or is seemingly unaffected by your absence.

    All the imagery in this was spot-on. The depth of sharing a sky with someone - opening up, allowing them to see your hopes and dreams... then having those moments of vulnerability, the trust it takes for that to happen, having that shattered... and like you wrote, leaving not even a shimmer.

    Really missed your writes, hope you're well!

    • 3 years ago

      by Baby Rainbow

      Thanks for commenting! I’m still about one year behind with uploading my work here, trying to get it all up to date! I catch a few days where I get lots typed up and then get so busy! Good news is I don’t write as much as I used to so a years worth is not the piles of notebooks it used to be so long ago lol!

      Hope you are well!! Nice to see familiar faces around still!

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