Story Of The Weak Pt.I Poem by Kyle Jones

Story Of The Weak Pt.I

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'It really is a shame...'

He thought as he sat on the edge of his bed,
Face buried and hidden in his hands

'...That I have grown accustomed to feelings like these'

Taking a deep breath, he threw aside the steak knife,
It hit the hardwood floor with an uncharacteristically quiet clang,
Leaving a tiny red streak as a shadow

'Feelings like pain, abandonment and desperation'

He recited these words aloud, before placing is hand to his lips,
Licking his wounds softly, loving and hating the pain that ensued.

'I love you...'

He said smiling at a framed picture, next to the bed on which he laid.
Yet with the passing of one or two seconds,
His smile fell to a grimace as he spoke again.

'...Even though I hate what you've let us become'

Tearing his eyes away from the pretty little photo, his wandering eyes fell on the ceiling fan, watching it with next to no interest, the hypnotic sway of polished wooden bladed lured him into an uneasy sleep.

'Maybe I'll get lucky and not wake up tomorrow'

He said in his head, as suffocating slumber washed over him
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COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kyle Shield Laster 14 July 2008

this poem is really vivid. i can see this all taking place. very haunting.

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James Casey 20 November 2009

Been there many times, Now glad I didn't have the courage to complete that journey

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Tyrone Wingfield 07 September 2009

Good poem, And it does sound like a story for the weak, someone who undoubedly does not deserve to live but is too weak to let the one deserving of there blood to ease them into oblivion...So Weak....

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Makayla Straight 07 July 2009

I am so speechless... This is sooooo good!

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Evaughn Gray 17 July 2008

i know what that's about, scray, heartbreaking..~Eva

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WOW...That's really the only intelligent thing I can say right now.....Your really good.....I think that if anything it gives off the images and I can actually see everything described in this poem...Beautiful write..... <3Payton

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Kyle Jones

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Tegucigalpa: Honduras: Carribean
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