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burning heart
September 5, 2021
i'm chasing after embers
drifting in the bitter air
as you let yourself burn and smolder
under the spark of guilt
in every dark moment,
pieces of you mix with tears in my eyes
i'm reaching
grasping at the air
for those glowing flames floating through the sky
but i fall back onto the ground,
onto concrete,
bloodied knees and bruised elbows,
hands empty,
like the cage lying bare in your chest
tell me, darling
who promised you the stars
but stole your heart instead
© Anonymous
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larissacaps145 SILVER said...
on Sep. 8 2021 at 8:30 pm
This is very deep! You're very talented.
I'm 16 years old, and my life hasn't been easy. Poetry stole my heart and saved my life. I hope my poetry can help someone out in the great wide world feel a little less alone and a little more understood.