Broken Goodbye

by JustAFoolInLove   Aug 1, 2005


I wrote a small goodbye
On some shards of broken glass
Letting go a hopeless future
Forgetting a troubled past

This goodbye was gathered
And assembled with all my care
With the bloody envelope sealed
I sank back in my chair

My current mission complete
Facing hardship with no end in sight
I go into the bathroom
My reflection so ugly tonight

I find the bottle
And the rattle finds my ears
And for the first time in days
A ray of hope appears

I swallow sixty, maybe more
And pray that god will let me die
As I blink back tears
From a sinner's eye

I’ve failed all my life
In everything I do
But my biggest mistake yet
Is doing this to you

All I ask from you
Is to obey my last request
And although my will is unworthy
Try not to protest

Believe my words from within my soul
They’ll be true until the end
Even through all the negativity
You were my only friend

I did this to myself
I caused all to happen
My smallest of mistakes
Grew to my largest sin

As my eyes go shut
And my muscles start to relax
I think back on all I’ve done
And regret my selfish acts

If I’ve ever been sorry before
For anything I’ve done
It was holding off on telling you
That I’m sure you were the one

One last breath
And a final cry
Are all that mark
My last goodbye

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  • 18 years ago

    by Kalee

    This poem is so sad, but beautiful. Just from reading the comments so many people like you and your writing. trust me I wish that i could write as good as you. If you want you can email me at kaleedan@hotmail.com

  • 18 years ago

    by Just Sierra

    I did that one day...I'm amazed I'm still alive from it...

    but it was that day that my mom threw everything in the fire, threw your picture, threw my poems, and old letters that I'd written to you but never sent in the fire and I felt like an empty shell. All i could do was cry for days and think about you. I don't know how it happened, but everything reminded me of you and it hurt so bad...and I guess i did it to myself, but I nearly ODd on pills...I had been saving them forever. Call me crazy, but you were my world back then and I really was willing to die for you.

    And you have to trust me on this, it was the most hopeless, helpless time in my life. And I'll never forget as I laid in my bed that night, feeling my heartbeat slowing, every muscle in my body just relaxed and memories of conversations between us both and that picture burning in my head, it brought tears to my eyes until my entire pillow was soaked. I feel asleep with you as the last thought on my mind and I had rather hoped i would die from it.

    But from all of that, I guess I'm really better off still alive. I'm glad I have the chance to see that things have actually gotten better and that I have actually built more reliable dependencies. Not to mention, now I have a higher tolerance to those pills. It would take an impossible amount of those easy access pills to kill me. Which should ease the mind a bit.

    ...Just thought you should know. This poem just put me right back to that night, where i was lying in bed and everything felt broken and irrepairable. But look at things now--slowly healing, right? Please..don't ever give up because things will always get better.

  • 19 years ago

    by Brokeback

    Beautiful and touching poem!
    Very strong and nice choice of words.
    Great !
    You're a fantastic writer.
    Hope you'll hang on !

    xxx

  • 19 years ago

    by Me&You (simply magical)

    This is a really really good piece. :) i know i dont even know u but dont do anything stupid cuz look at all the ppl that love u. Email me anytime u want. This poem was sooooooooo beautiful but i hope things get betta for u.
    luv jess xoxoxo

  • 19 years ago

    by Anna

    oh my god, I love your writing, whoever it is that you love is so lucky
    and I can't believe that on your comment on shellys poem you said you don't like your writing, well I love it!
    anyways......!
    definite 5/5 for this beautiful sad poem
    keep it up
    xx