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Shoez
04-17-2009, 04:02 PM
i really don't know anything about writing poems, so please tell me if im doing something wrong.

Wasted tears

All I have are whispers of what used to be
Broken memories of what we were
Scars which will never heal
Bruises which will never fade

You should have been there for me
You should have made me feel wanted
Instead you made me feel less then worthy

You left me behind the day you walked out
You took my trust away

I see you keep my picture beside your bed
Does that mean you still want me?
Or are you playing with my pain
Forcing the blade of your betrayal deeper into my cold heart

You hurt me, and I hope you hurt when I say
I don’t have a father
All I have is a bribe
And wasted tears

skib
04-17-2009, 06:43 PM
A very good poem, even if you seem to think you don't know much about writing them. I don't know exactly how the second two lines of the last stanza quite fit in, though. To me, it seemed like a jump from talking about a failed romantic relationship to talking about lacking a father, and something about a bribe. However, not being the best poet myself, I could be missing something important that relates those lines to the rest. And there is one misused word-
'Instead you made me feel less then (should be than) worthy.'

Well done! It would appear to me that you are on the right track!

Shoez
04-18-2009, 04:16 AM
thank you skib.
its not actually suppose 2 seem romantic,
its all about an absent father and how that can be traumatic to the child.
the bribe part is because she tried to reconnect with her father and he just gives her expensive gifts like that will make up for the years he wasn't there.