you crawled inside my being
nestled underneath my skin
taking in the air I’m breathing
like an identical twin
consuming my attention
memories like bullet holes
tearing through my best intentions
eating pieces of my soul
hiding underneath my eyelids
seeing everything I see
reigniting past love again
hidden parts inside of me
like a knife carving me open
revealing emotions left unseen
healing the parts that I have broken
loving unlovely parts of me
then as quickly as it started
you began with someone else
incomplete I’m brokenhearted
abandoned, left upon a shelf
lost in what we once called love
holding the remnants in my hands
hoping one day, the one I dream of
will be exactly as I planned
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Comments (14)
Expressed pain and heartbreak done so well. Glad that all hope is not lost.
Each line twisted harder in my chest. This was dark and amazing. Great job!
This was so heartbreaking 🥺 Sending you lots of love and hugs ❤️
May the day of your dreams sweep you up soon, my friend.
Beautiful & Tragic. Lovely work!
Beautifully written!!! Melancholy & heartbreaking stated so perfectly!!!💕♥️♥️
Very transparent piece, and relatable. I have a love/hate relationship with Valentine's Day, it's true. Well done.
Well done! Lots of great lines in this one.
Wonderful rhymes, as always, Kelli! I lke how oyu went form despair to a glimmer of hope at the end.
Heart wrenching but beautifully written 🤍
Beautiful, yet heartbreaking.
This poem was incredible!
A brutal Valentine, a heart's nightmare. I really, really liked this! PRIMO!
Some real nicely put sad right there KS-A! Bonus Points: REMNANTS