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CA_Dreamer
Junior Member
since 2000-05-01
Posts 11
Iowa, USA

0 posted 2000-05-01 11:43 PM


           INFIDELITY'S KNIFE

Infidelity's knife is sharp,
   it cuts deep into my soul
   and the pain pierces through me.

It cuts out my heart,
   yet I do not die.
My heart continues to beat
   within it's cold, cruel grasp.

My life slowly drains from me,
   yet I do not die.
I continue to struggle on,
   living, but not alive.

It shatters all my dreams,
   yet I do not die.
I can only grasp for a future
   that no longer exists.

It destroys my trust,
   yet I do not die.
The empty space it leaves behind
   fills with fear and uncertainty.

It takes away my love,
   yet I do not die.
My heart still wants to love,
   even as my lover holds the knife.



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Isis
Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-06
Posts 6296
Sunny Queensland
1 posted 2000-05-01 11:55 PM


Welcome CADreamer!!  I can so relate to this piece.
Especially loved the line, 'my life slowly drains from me yet I do not die, I continue to struggle on, living, yet not alive!'
I know the feeling.  Wonderful work hon  

 A heart and soul are not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others...
~Isis~
(Goddess - Sovereign of the Spirit)



kynder
Senior Member
since 2000-04-11
Posts 537
Tallahassee, Florida
2 posted 2000-05-02 03:53 AM


now this is an excellent piece here.  i really liked this.  the last one ... as my lover holds the knife...
wow!!   welcome!!!


kynder

  The years teach much which the days never know. Ralph Waldo Emerson

CA_Dreamer
Junior Member
since 2000-05-01
Posts 11
Iowa, USA
3 posted 2000-05-02 08:08 AM


   Thanks for the kind comments about my poem. I don't write poety often. This was an overflow of overwhelming emotion. I had discovered my husband was having yet another affair, and this time he had chosen his mistress over me. My marraige of 13 years was coming to an end, and I was helpless to stop it.
   This web page is a wonderful new home for my poem. It was just too much to leave hidden in my journal. I appreciate the opprtunity to share it and to get some feedback on it. Thank you.

tracie66
Member Elite
since 2000-01-18
Posts 4713
Australia
4 posted 2000-05-02 09:07 AM


Such desperate saddness   sorry that this is happening to you and hope that you are strong enough to cope, such a feeling of loss it is like a death when you discover your marriage is over. You will recieve lots of warmth and love here at passions hope you stay  
HUGS
Tracie~


 Love is the life of the soul...
It is the harmony of the universe



Joel the wolf
Senior Member
since 2000-04-06
Posts 1333
Angels Camp
5 posted 2000-05-02 09:21 AM


Dreamer, My heart to you, for your pain, I had a 20 year out the window also.
lost every thing.
So many know of your pain here, put it into words it will help, you have a way of expressing yourself, from the heart.
I look forward to more.
And A Heartfelt howwwllling welcome from
Joel the wolf.

 I howl a mournful song, that echos within my chambered heart, for all to read? nay for all to feel.

CA_Dreamer
Junior Member
since 2000-05-01
Posts 11
Iowa, USA
6 posted 2000-05-02 04:24 PM


Thank you again to all of you. Alot of time has passed since I wrote that, and my life is much happier. My husband moved out in January, and our divorce was final in early April. I have my home, my children, and now a new love. I will be graduating from college next week, too. My life was very dark a year ago, but now I have more happiness than I've had for a very long time.
I hope to be inspired to write happier poems now.

CA_Dreamer
Junior Member
since 2000-05-01
Posts 11
Iowa, USA
7 posted 2000-05-03 12:51 PM


Well, I felt inspired to write a happy poem tonight. I posted it under "Open Poetry #7". It's titled "My Heart is Like a Child". I hope you find it more cheerful than my last poem.
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