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What Was and What Still Is

What Was and What Still Is

 

I dream of you with lies around your eyes and on your lips
But I find in you in the alleys with the rallies that drop dead in the streets
I held you in my arms as you were brought back to life in the middle of the night
But I lose you in time just like I lost it all in a single hand
I felt you quiver at the sight of a long over due kiss this morning
But I saw you run away from every emotion you could never fight

Feel love in your chest and hear your heart beat all night
Only stare into my eyes everything will be alright
I love the way you smile when you feel my love
And I don’t want anything to change

I heard you say my name as I glanced your way in this mistake of a night
But I want to run away since there is only fire between you and me
I rushed to save you so many times throughout our lives
But I don’t think I can reach you, this structure is collapsing without freight
I see signs that bring back memories
But I don’t want to remember anything anymore

Taste my lips on yours and smile while we kiss
The world is ours, filled with bliss
Our hands can’t part ways while we pull away
But every day and every night I dream you to me

I touch your lips with resistance on my eyes
But my finger tips could be the only parts
I miss your eyes every day and night
But I only stare into the black sky, but the stars remind me of all those endless nights
I want to love you again
But your heart resists

You tell me you hate me
You tell me you love me
I have nothing to give you now
And I hold these flowers out for you to see
I don’t care, I just want to be
That I love you so much it hurts to be
Away from you
Away from you
And every day I want to
And everyday I want to
Beg for your forgiveness
Kiss you all night
And tell you I still love you
Hold you so tight
But nothing will ever be alright again
And make everything alright

— A. M. Painter, Jul 13, 2007

Critiques

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Quillsvein1

18 years 11 months ago

Emotive earthquake

The first stanza is high high high potential prose poem dreamlike excellence. Your choice of italics is definitely appropriate here, as this kind of frenzied emotion doesn't often fit with the standard form of words (particularly on a computer). Whoever your departed muse is, if she can't write poetry like this, get rid of her and move on.
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barbsdad2003

18 years 11 months ago

I like ...

how the shorter italicized parts create a sort of echo effect---something I would not have anticipated were I the author of this piece. Fascinating! Regards, Chuck
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HDGoodman

18 years 11 months ago

"I only stare into the black sky,"

wonderful, almost a contradiction in terms. for me anyway. i hear you loud and clear on the "feelings are feelings thing" i am a big believer in poetry for utility and catharsis, a tangible purpose, a tool. the structure and flow of this one is alive and raw. i would replace some of the more cliche terms like "hate" and "kiss you all night". i like to think of the memory of the situation or person and recollect the smell and the image that crawls into my mind's eye when i need to replace common words. that is if you want to completely polish it off, sometimes it is more imporant to leave them as they were written, as hard evidence, a reminder of your feelings at that time. love harry.

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