Excuses

Excuses, excuses.
Thrown at my face.
I am sick of them
Getting in between.
Slowly peeling us apart.

Excuses, excuses.
I cannot stand them
Any longer.
They seem to be a way
To give you time and space
Away from me.
To give you new air to breathe.

Excuses, excuses.
I dearly want them gone.
Please, make them go away.
I want to be with you,
Just without them included.

Excuses, excuses.
Make them disappear.

Author's Note

I wrote this due to how my boyfriend has been constantly canceling on me lately whenever we have planned to hang out. He cancels for understandable reasons, but often times, I have wondered to myself if he is possibly just making excuses...

Reviews

[Aaron the Baron]

It doesn't feel good to be 2nd in line to other priorities. This poem really shows that. I like the use of breathing new air, an image I use a lot in my poetry concerning relationships. It captures the feeling just right.

[WizardsAffliction]

Some of these lines I think you could mesh together to add more flow to the piece instead of separating them and interrupting the rhythm.

For example:
Excuses, excuses,
thrown in my face.
I am sick of them getting in between,
always peeling us apart like dried paint from a wall.
It reveals the ugly underneath,
such that we tried to hide
with this blank sheet of white.
(I made a few edits to the wording. You may use them if you like, but I think you get my drift when I say meshing certain lines together sometimes creates some amazing cohesion.)

Hope this helps and happy trails! :D

[Child of God]

this is amazing, I related to it very much

[Sarah Lynn]

I love this poem! Relates to many past relationships. !

[I Am Svetlana]

I love this and it fits well with how a lot of us feel. Excuses are horrid things are they not? Great poem! Keep it up!

[I Am Svetlana]

Indeed, excuses are horrid things and they are very frustrating to have to deal with! Thanks for the review and hope you have been well :) We should talk again soon. I miss you...