Step Forward

It's your words that slice my insides.

Your words that bruise my heart.

The letters that slip out of your mouth,

And the sybilles that hit the ground.

I've tried to protect myself,

with a gold shield of armor.

My pride bursting; healing the cracks,

people have tried to break through.

I used to crumble,

deteriorating slowly from the world.

Thinking life as a timeless wheel,

eternally spinning forward.

But I'm not what I used to be,

and I've grown from the depths of sorrow.

I've fought for my freedom,

and justice with will.

Filled in the space, 

that was always kept hollow

I've replaced my resent,

with beautiful light,

Taken that step forward,

with all my craving might.

Regret is my enemy,

& hope; my best friend.

Reviews

[PolaroidRaid]

I love this writing piece. Butterfly, you are truly talented.
I especially love the fourth stanza. It holds such depth, such meaning and purity.
I admire how the poem isn't sediment throughout. It doesn't focus on one point, it's as if a sudden realization of standpoint was disclosed while writing this piece. Way to go! Keep writing :)

[quinfinn]

regret is a powerful antagonist, and if you can rise above it that shows strength.
this poem is quite good and i feel i've been here before. i do remember the years of angst and feeling like there was more to me than i realized. good job!

[~Lizzy♬]

I love the way you flowed each stanza together. Wonderful write! :)

~Lizzard~

[Just Me]

Wonderful poem!!! I loved it! Great write!

[Erinne S.]

This is amazing! Beautiful write! It flowed well and captured the concepts of loss and hope.

Great job!

~Erinne

[.........]

This is consuming. The last two lines are definitely my favorite out of all of it, and also the timeless wheel that you showed me. This is so perfect to explain how I feel, too. Thank you

[Daydreamer54]

beautiful! i especially like the last two lines! they sound like a quote! Awesome job on this! ^^

[Lily Mae]

The balance of loss and hope is penned perfectly here, this is an amazing write..xx