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A Fractured Heart

The architecture of your
words has captured me.

I venture not to see the
picture or make conjecture
of the fractured heart that
I've created.

The words that feed my
phrases are lost to
literature that has not
been sanctioned.

Please release my twisted
tongue, from these binding
expressions that has caused
the departure of all I treasure.

Let me nurture all my words
so I may articulate the beauty
of my maturity, and with this
bring the hope that you may
understand the nature of
my heart.

Please return your love to me
and you will see the specifics
of my diction, then you'll know
that my maturity and love has
grown to satisfy all the pain
that I've created.
— Eduardo Cruz, Sep 01, 2008

About This Poem

About the Author

Region, Country: New York City, N.Y. Spanish Harlem, USA

Favorite Poets: P. Neruda, Jose de Diego, E. Dickenson, R. Frost, there are many more, but these had the greatest influence...

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Barbara Writes

Barbara Writes

17 years 9 months ago

Fractured heart

Smiles:) Barbara In life we realize our fracture heart is most time of our own making i like how your poem bring this to mind. nicely done
Eduardo Cruz

Eduardo Cruz

17 years 9 months ago

of our own making

Barbara, thanks for the comment In general it is of our own making, we just need to know when to walk away. if a man does not know love, he does not know God
Janice Pearce

Janice Pearce

17 years 8 months ago

A Fractured Heart

Eduardo, A beautifully written poem here. Just a few errors: line 2 [has capture] line 9 and 10 [that has not beeen sanction] line 13 [that has cause] with a little re-wording, a top notch poem! "There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you." Will Rogers
Eduardo Cruz

Eduardo Cruz

17 years 8 months ago

a few errors:

Janice, thanks for the corrections, I'm very happy you enjoyed it. Eddie "We know the mysteries of philosophy and of the art of Holy Poetry" By Jose de Diego
Eduardo Cruz

Eduardo Cruz

17 years 8 months ago

Prayer

W.C., thanks, better than a prayer that's very generous of you. thanks again, Eddie “We know the mysteries of philosophy and of the art of Holy Poetry” By Jose de Diego
Eduardo Cruz

Eduardo Cruz

17 years 8 months ago

T.

thank you so much for stopping by, and thank you for your comment. Eddie