by Cheryl W.
Member since:
December 10, 2005

The Nothing Place

March 29, 2009 07:01 PM EDT (Updated: March 29, 2009 07:07 PM EDT)
views: 87 | rating: 10/10 (23 votes) | comments: 26

I have kicked and scratched my way to get here...

to this nothing place.

The debt is high,

but all I have to show for it are tears

sprinkled like fertilizer over barren ground.

I have been poisoned,

with nostils burning,

flesh slowly rotting

like a piece of neglected fruit.

My heart...a gaping wound,

bleeding profusely,

rejecting every quick fix

(and oh!...it has tried many).

Stars twinkle in the darkness,

tormenting me with their light;

I am grounded,

but in my dreams...I fly.

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Comments: 26

Elaine A. Mar 29, 2009, 7:07pm EDT
very nicely done ;-)
Vivian P. Mar 29, 2009, 7:07pm EDT
wow many of us have been there
Kevin E. Mar 29, 2009, 7:12pm EDT
Cheryl you really know how to express the pain of a heart through your poetry. Another great poem!
Nancy Biri Mar 29, 2009, 7:29pm EDT
very nice
Larry H. Mar 29, 2009, 7:31pm EDT
NICE ONE THANKS FOR SHARING.
Matthew A. Mar 29, 2009, 7:43pm EDT
God do I know the feeling. Great piece! THanks!!!
Beth G. Mar 29, 2009, 7:51pm EDT
I really know exactly where you are coming from in this poem, its amazing how well you write and articulate this.
Howard b. Mar 29, 2009, 8:07pm EDT
Very nice. But very dark too. Thanks Cheryl for sharing.
Kathryn E. Mar 29, 2009, 9:03pm EDT
This is excellent, Cheryl.

Featured in the Triple Name Club.
F. Jeanette c. Mar 29, 2009, 9:06pm EDT
Heartfelt and beautiful

10 4 u
Sharon C. Mar 29, 2009, 9:15pm EDT
Excellent poem. I love it.
Alison H. Mar 29, 2009, 9:26pm EDT
Very visceral and powerful poem.
Spencer T. Mar 29, 2009, 9:32pm EDT
Dreams provide a balance
when life gets quite hard
when we feel like rotten fruit
someone left out in the yard

Good stuff, Cheryl.
Jan S. Mar 29, 2009, 9:38pm EDT
Wonderful, passionate poem!
Kimber L. Mar 29, 2009, 9:53pm EDT
This one is very powerful Cheryl
Georgiana S. Mar 29, 2009, 10:37pm EDT
Our dreams are how we divine our futures many times.
Kushal Poddar Mar 29, 2009, 10:59pm EDT
Life is like that.

A rain soaked house
Charity M. Mar 30, 2009, 12:44pm EDT
((( So true to life Cheryl! )))
Angela A. Mar 30, 2009, 2:15pm EDT
It's always great to be able to escape into our dreams and have a place where there are no cares.
Lovely poem!
Thanks for posting to my group, Anythingwriting
Cheryl W. Mar 30, 2009, 4:00pm EDT
Thank you, everyone...:)
Shelbia C. Mar 30, 2009, 8:58pm EDT
This one really spoke to me.
Thanks for posting to Writing Reservoir.
Lisa Frost Apr 1, 2009, 7:22pm EDT
awesome writing!!!
Nancy L. Apr 1, 2009, 7:30pm EDT
Very beautifully written.

"To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub;" -Shakespeare

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