Shallow Grave

Poem I wrote during a divorce.

Shallow Grave

Shallow is the grave in which my heart has been hidden.
Slashed at by your lies and murdered.
Murdered by this deception you called love.
A merciless death of my very soul.
At the hands of your egotistical acts of cruelty.
Left within this shallow grave of sorrow and pain.
Hopeless wounds that will never heal bleed worse.
Bleed with every lie, every broken promise, and every "I love you".
Words that mean nothing to me now since the passing of my heart.
Darkness remains in its contemptible place.
Still you torment me with your vacuous supply of what ifs'.
Leave me to my grave speak to me no more you murderous deceiver.
Let me alone to someday see light.
An end to self-hatred you have filled me with.
Torture this heart no more so that I may rest.
Rest within the shallow grave you have buried me in.
 

Stephanie Jean McCants

Copyright ©2002 Stephanie Jean McCants

Reviews

[Sierra,love]

dark
suprising

i like it, cannot wait to hear more from you
:]

[J. Marc]

I could not help uttering a "oh!" At the end of your poem.
It is so heart breaking. One feels the sincerity of your feelings and somehow shares them as one reads. I enjoyed every word of your poem as a human experience: it is simply valuable. However, if I may suggest, do not remain in that shallow thing for his victory would be complete. Let another love cure you, if I may say so!

Wishing you the best!

[Charisma Moonfairy]

Wow to say the absolute very least. The visuals from the poem are so vivid in my mind that it was like I watched the person you were talking to dig the grave and lay you to rest in it while I was powerless to stop. A wonderful read and I look forward to reading more.

[J. James Reider]

This work paints a very vivid, detailed picture of what emotions can look like during a divorce. I myself haven't gone throough one yet, but I am seperated and headed there. There seems to be a certain amount of bitterness there, I can always relate to that. One question arose during reading though... Did you intentionally say "witch" or did you mean for it say "which"? If it is a typo, it can be debated that witch can fit into that part. Other than that, excellent job!