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Tali
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86,400 SECONDS

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                                       86,400  SECONDS

 

I haven't left my house in 4 whole days

I nourished my corpse with air & tears

They've spilled onto the floor

My remains have been dead for 7 hours

 

How normal we were before all of this

Before I could see all of the misery in your eyes

I've spent the last 420 minutes contemplating how so much can change in 24 hours

There are 86,400 seconds in a day

And I am trying to pause to the second that you fell out of love with me

 

Where did you go?

I am still here, standing in the void with my heart slowly dying in my hands

These walls speak your name as if they know you better than I do

They scream of loneliness

And Pain

 

How do you survive with one half of your body absent?

I've tasted the barrel of a gun in your words

They are bitter

The word "friends" is insulting to me

They are like bleach sprayed into my eyes & I am blinded for seconds or hours I'm no longer sure

I have lost track of time

 

There is no peace at home

 

 Our sheets still boast of your scent

They taunt me

At night I forget that you have gone

The smell won't leave

Maybe I should burn the bed?

There are 86,400 seconds in a day

And for the life of me, I cannot identify the exact moment that your touch changed

 

How long have you been hiding these daggers?

This betrayal runs so thick between us

I've shared so many secrets with you, so many insecurities

I've loved you, hard and unconditionally

You have always been so evasive and impulsive

Maybe I should've caught on

 

 

Those eyes of yours saw through my soul, and were so transparent

I don't see you anymore

There are 86,400 seconds in a day and I've spent the last 4 days

drowning in my tears the second that you left

Love only seems to work in one direction in our case

How else can you explain one person dying when the other leaves

 with a new life undamaged, unharmed, unbroken and optimistic

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COMMENTS

 

mrmelody7 says:

MZ T you dazzle with pizzaz even about seconds in a day your romantic excursions are always fascinating the way you express them yeah like in a blink of the eye go from smilin to barkin I once asked her damn whats this new day same time keep um straight Sweet T
 

LP45 says:

Excellent write Tali. Loved the flow, your imagery is as clear as crystal. I can relate to this for sure. More than once in all my years here. Thank you for sharing such a great write. Keep that ink flowing!

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Corey says:

There's nothing pretty, nor pleasant when love no longer exist between two. Your piece captures it, beautifully!
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Kingqadardwon' says:

Wow! Such a brilliant and explosive write... The imagery and expressions of this piece were off the chain.
 

Tali says:

Thank all of you so much for taking the time out to read this!

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