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EX-HUSBAND

You captivated me
With you charm
In reality
All you wanted was to harm

I made love to you
Night after night
But all you did
Was act out of spite

I defended you
Till my face turned blue
Made excuses
All because I loved you

We tried to make it work
You awful jerk
I gave you a son
And I couldn't even get
"Sorry Hun"
Yet I still loved you

And so it ended
And I moved on
To someone true
Someone so much better than you
— hardcorechick28, Jun 25, 2009

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infinite_dwarf

infinite_dwarf

16 years 11 months ago

Yay Carrie!

You DID post it! I'll come back for a more formal review once I'm somewhat coherent. ~Jess K. ----------------------- "Flying so high, trying to remember How many cigarettes did I bring along? When I get down, I'll jump in a taxi-cab Driving through London-town to cry you a song..." - Jethro Tull
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Seren

16 years 11 months ago

Carrie ...

I loved this poignant look at your marriage but I had a look at it if you didnt mind ..... You captivated me With [your] charm ---------- you to your In this reality All you wanted was to harm I made love to you endless night in fight[fright]? ---thought it flowed better without two nights But all you did Was act out in spite I defended you my face [indexed] blue Made excuses All because I loved you We tried to make it work You [disgusting] jerk -------- thought that word had more force I gave you a son And I couldn’t even get “Sorry Hun” Yet I still loved you And so it ended And I moved on To someone true Someone so much better than you Loved this one had a little fiddle with it but your honest words are shining in their pain :) much Love Jayne .... Hope you didnt mind I am in a mood to read and this one shows lots of promise :) Ill be back in the edits :D
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Ink Dragon

16 years 11 months ago

Carrie,

what is it in those emotional cripples, those fools, that makes clever, beautiful women fall for them? I've had my share of that, too, good to see you're moving on. And yet... the pain lingers... Raw poem, I can feel the hurt and the anger. Yours, ~Nina