Friday, April 26, 2024

Poem: At the End of the Day

I chose to walk away

At the end of the day 

Tucking my shattered heart 

Away once again

Hiding the shards that refracted the light

That refused to warm

My once calm and mellow soul

Hoping for better 

Has done much worse

Instead of guarding my own heart

I left it open from the start

Because at first

I was positive I was good

Open to take those in

Who were treated like me

When I was a kid

If I just showed love

And acceptance too

Maybe one day

Somewhere

I’d be accepted, too

Time only told a separate 

More sad tale than mine

Causing calluses 

To form on soft parts

Of my soul 

Now withered and corroded 

With harmful observances

Of malicious intent

Words piercing my hardened heart

and war-weary soul

And on that last lonely note

No matter what I did

No matter what I do

I’ll never be strong enough

To get past you 

And who

You thought

I was

At the end

Of

The

Day 

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