OctPoWriMo 2019: Day 22: Broken Pieces

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I was born broken

Broken under a bad sign

Sign that says "keep away"

Away from this heart of mine

I will never be whole

Whole life spent with a heavy heart

Heart that was broken before I was born

Born into a life that tore me apart

You'll never find me embracing light

Light and lies are all the same

Same pretenders to goodness everywhere

My strength lies in not playing their game

I run for my life, hide from the light

Light which exposes too much of my soul

Soul embracing the darkness inside

Inside a broken heart long gone cold

~Cie~

Notes:

Loop Poetry is a poetry form created by Hellon. There are no restrictions on the number of stanzas nor on the syllable count for each line. In each stanza, the last word of the first line becomes the first word of line two, last word of line 2 becomes the first word of line 3, last word of line 3 becomes the first word of line 4. This is followed for each stanza. The rhyme scheme is abcb.

Sorry, but your girl Cie ain't feeling the whole question and answer part of the prompt. Make of this poem what you will.

Song inspirations follow!

Infamous Last Words

Okay, they said "worst" rather than "worse." But you get the idea.

 

The prompt is to say some "famous last words" to someone deserving. This one goes out to a frenemy that I last communicated with in 2010, but every so often she tries to re-open the lines of communication. Um...no. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

 

Dear Frenemy

 

Your lying, backstabbing and pretending to care really hurt me

But now you're long gone from my life

Do you really think I'd let you return

And expose my back to your knife?

 

For a long time I felt so betrayed

By your wicked, devious ways

My hurt inspired vengeful desires

But now I just want to keep you away

 

Do you really think I'm that stupid?

Or are you just that much lacking in clues

I don't believe for one minute that you can be trusted

I'm not going to fall for your ruse

 

You like to think you're omniscient

But I'm not as ignorant as you want to believe

If you came to my door with your clothes on fire

I'd tell you to turn 'round and leave

 

I really and truly am done with you

Most days I don't think about you at all

I can't understand why you don't understand

I won't answer your letters or calls

 

Dear Frenemy, please leave me alone

There is really nothing more I can say

Either take the high road or take the low road

But take the road that leads you away

 

~Wanda~