Cast Away

(Normally I edit my poems, but I wrote this before I cried to sleep, so the poem is in it's rawest form to convey my pain)

Have you ever been so in love that
it takes another man to make you
think of all the feelings you thought you left behind
been in love and out of touch so much
that you try and sleep away the pain everynight
squeezing your eyes, so tight, until you cry from your hearts weakness
of being in love with someone you cant speak to
because you made your skies grey
so that his could be blue
And you were so indenial
no life jacket could pull you through.
In a wave of confusion, everything's wrong
sinking deeper into the problem
because this sea has no back door.
But I was so careful,
so sure,
I remember, nine months ago-i've been here before...

and you haven't put pen to paper in so long
because you know, all it takes is one verse to come along
and break you down
because your presence is so silent
but our history rings so loud
It deafens me into isolation
paralysed by cupids negative abrasions

and
my tears halt me on my page
as I cling onto a rope that hangs from yesterday
that unravels day by day you dont call
or text
not that threehundred and sixty five
I hope it's the next

Unravel my love for you
and help us stay afloat
because I might as well sink, if you're not on this boat

Copyright © Simone Byer, 2009