Just for Love

by Christina Yap   Feb 23, 2006


Father's sitting in the chair
Being questioned by the police
Little brother's crying hysterically
Cousin shocked
For he could not believe
The brutality of the scene
Drops of blood on the floor
Trailing from the kitchen
To the bathroom
Laid with her eyes wide open
Red from crying
Was her body in the tub
Filled with water
Mixed with her blood
On the sink
A letter laid
Written on it
Was her reasons why
She had finally given up on life

"I died for you,
I died for my friends
I died for my family
And finally
I died for the truth to be revealed:
That I NEVER got the love I wanted and needed!!
I was tired of being neglected
Tired of being misunderstood
I was just tired of EVERYTHING!!!
AND THEN
He came into my life
Uncried every single tear that I cried
And gave me all the security that I needed
He brought warmth and sunshine into my dark
Frigid
Lonely world
HE
Showed me what true love really means
He told me that he loved me
And of course I believed
For I never felt this way
Until he came into my life
As time went by
Little by little
He began to change
My world began to get cold
It wasn't warm any more
The warmth was gone
HIS warmth was gone
So I decided to confront him
I told him I felt his love slipping away
And that I wanted to know
WHERE DID IT GO?
He looked at me with eyes filled with sorrow
Eyes begging for forgiveness
And told me there and then
THE TRUTH
That there was ...
Somebody new
The minute I hears those words
I was blinded with tears
My heart stopped beating
Darkness overcame my world
I couldn't breathe
Could this really be happening to me?
Suddenly
I was back where I started
Lonely
Cold
And lost
But also afraid
My heart was shattered
I never felt this before
How can one live without a heart?
How can I live without a heart?
I can't
NO ONE CAN
I tried so hard to do it
But it isn't possible
I just cannot live without my heart
I craved for my heart back
I craved for love
But love
I did not receive
So look at me now
There in the tub
And you will see
I died because he broke my heart
I died for love
Love from him
Love from my family
Love from you
Love
just for me
I died for the love
I DID NOT RECEIVE!!!
But just in case
You didn't know
I loved him I loved my friends
I loved my family
And last but not least
I loved you
Now take this into consideration
Until the day we meet again
Did YOU
Ever love me?
Did you my friend?

The letter was closed
With the tears she had cried
The tears she will forever shed
Even though she is no longer alive
She will continue to weep
For she is lonely
She is cold
Pale
Drained of all her blood
Drained of all her love
The one thing in the world she could have gotten from anybody
She did not obtain
How could this be?
Look at her now
Weeping endlessly
Freezing
Surrounded by darkness
Sightless due to the tears she have cried
With no heart to call her own
With no one to call her own
With no love to call her own
But yet for love
She has died

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  • 17 years ago

    by Cella Bella

    I think it would be better read if the "letter" part was structured more as a letter. Overall the emotion in this piece is overwhelming and expressed well. It tells a very sad dtory indeed. 5/5

    marcella

  • 17 years ago

    by StormyStar

    I so totally love this one.. its so good. its filled with talent its so sad.. and then it gets suspenceful.. i love it!!! lol 5/5

  • 17 years ago

    by CompletelyIncomplete

    Try to keep it short or make it little shor. You can either split it to different parts or submit as new poems :) Its great

    tc

  • 17 years ago

    by Myke Roeschlein

    Love it. Keep it up.

    Comment/vote back. :D

  • 17 years ago

    by Debbie

    Christina,

    This was such a touching poem. How sad. Whether it's based on facts or not, it certainly captured my heart. You've portrayed the subject's sentiments of dread quite well, which surely made this poem a fine success.

    "How can one live without a heart?
    How can I live without a heart?"

    ^Those lines are very truthful and provocative. Without a heart, indeed, a man obviously has no life. Literally. Figuratively.

    All the best and take care,
    Marian

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