Bleeding Heart

No one visits the dark alleys 

Of screaming voices

and violent disasters..

No one feels the heat of the molten lava 

boiling under the chest..

Volcanic eruption of emotions 

Waiting to ooze  

And make their way through the cracks in the heart..

.......No one notices! 

Only the visitor of the dark alley 

Walks alone..

Spares not a second 

to spend thriftily on 

unfulfilled desires, broken dreams and hopeless chase

With a calm repose on the face 

guards the outward face..

So that the rest of the world never gets to know 

about the secret destination..

A smile on the face hides the 

tears of a bleeding heart 

Bigger the smile 

deeper the cut..

Reviews

[Shelina Shariff-Zia]

wow! Very vivid writing and a memorable poem.

[PP]

Thank you Shelina ever so much, will plunge into your writings soon :)

[Shelina Shariff-Zia]

Thanks. That would be great.

[SyberRose]

I liked the ending as well as the whole poem...the last words could inspire a song.

Nicely done...SyberRose

[PP]

Thank you Rose, very kind of you :)

[Emily Feret]

With a calm repose on the face
guards the outward face..
I loved these lines, but I also loved the end as well. So true. So relatable. Thank you for sharing!With a calm repose on the face
guards the outward face..

[PP]

Thank you Emily ever so much for this lovely review :)

[Wórdsmíth]

Depth in the breakin' heart...bleedin''s there, but hurt in your your thought's. idea to write's quite nice...your this; writin''s i think filled with the pain.
well written.

[PP]

Thank you Orton, inspired by pain..words flow :)

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Even those closest to us will never fully know our deepest feelings as we will not know theirs... sometimes we don't even understand ourselves. I really like this one.

[PP]

Nobody knows..that's all about it! I don't think anyone knows the person next to them upclose :) There is this secret always

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

So true.

[Jeff]

The last two lines wrap it up very nicely.

[PP]

Thank you Jeff, glad you enjoyed it :)

[jerrypat]

Yeah, your last two lines says it all, my friend. There are false faces all around us. Wake up in the morning and pick a face to wear, but for goodness sakes don't you dare put on your honest face, no, never, keep the real you hidden from view . . .

[PP]

hahaha Jerry guess the real face now knows the drill! Even though its a pretence guess it has become a reality..don't you think so?

[Frieda P]

Some people only exist in the light, see the glass half full and won't address the dark side if it smacked them upside the head, we feel as though we need to protect those that see our dark side, so we wear false masks and skewed smiles. Love that last verse, it's a punch in the face, love the entire piece of work really! Magnifico Tink.

[PP]

Much love Frieda for this awesome review x

[Frieda P]

Thank you for sharing your magic here, it was a lovely deep cut indeed, my pleasure always. xo

[PP]

awww bless, its your kind words that makes my magic special x

[jacob erin-cilberto]

destination...drawing away from the rest of the world.
some people just can't handle "dark"---they walk down the middle of the street thinking life should be all positive and everyone should smile...but watch out...they may get hit by a car of destination that will drive them into the dark.

[PP]

Thank you Jacob for your insight, always a pleasure to have you reading and reviewing my work :)

[Dream Weaver]

"Bigger the smile deeper the cut" and yet the first cut will always be the deepest...
Sad but true... a thought provoking write for sure!

[PP]

Thank you Joe :) Got you thinking now eh?

[Dream Weaver]

Got me thinkin' Prathama... :)