I wish it wasn't your birthday
I would take my dagger
and run it up your belly
I would let the cold blade sink into your chest
and watch as betrayal entered your eyes
while mine are cold and frozen over
~
Maybe I wish it wasn't your birthday
I think about you, even though I know 5 other people with a birthday today
~
I told you happy birthday
and you replied like you never tore my heart out
~
Today is your birthday
I want to scream in your face
but you're too far away
I still think you wouldn't feel a thing though
emotionless, cold, calculated
~
You hate birthdays
kind of how you hate love
I know because you said it
love is pathetic
the words seethed through of your teeth
Tiny shards found their way into my mind
like every truth you've said without kindness present
cruelty, brutally shaves my golden locks
gouges out my eyes with it's long talons
blinded, witnessing the way you loved me
~
You
sewed my heart back together
then you
seam ripped every stitch
You
committed
then you
left me in the ditch
~
So,
Happy fucking birthday
you bitch.
*
pssssstt
I could say I don't care... I would be lying.
I love you
till death tears my flesh from my bones
I want to prosper
and at night
fall asleep in your arms
I want to go places
with my hand in yours
I want to get lost in
your earthen eyes
I want you
everyone else could just die
*
But I
will no longer waste my time
Because I
don't want partials
And I
think it's time we say
goodbye,
goodbye....
good.
bye.
~
p.s. I love you
About the Creator
Tanya Lei
A poet, if nothing else.
In a blank space, captivating words flow freely to create something that has not existed before.
From my mind, to yours.
https://www.instagram.com/soulpaintedart/
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Welcome to the Winners Announcement for The Ritual of Winter challenge. This prompt focused on winter rituals and the meaning that settles into them over time. The top pieces stay grounded in ordinary acts and repeated routines, letting winter shape the work through pace, attention, and restraint.
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Comments (4)
Wow, intense piece, but dang, you delivered it with fire! Felt like reading someone slam a door, walk awayβ¦ then poke their head back in to whisper βstill love you tho.β Wild. π
This is deep, dark, and intense. The emotional mood swings are jolting and bring a level of intensity to your poem that makes it rock.
π²π²π² ... π Your creative mind came out to play with daggers today. I've never been so happy to read something so disturbing but badass. Now I can fully appreciate just how petty the title was. This person hates birthdays and hates love. This person sucks. I will run with that conclusion. The way you phrased your sentences made this feel like sitting down with a friend talking about the faults of another. It's juicy, relatable and accessible in all the best way.
The swings between fury and longing are written so vividly, and are so relatable. Beautiful work, even in the heartbreak.