Not Dead Inside

I have fought this through
gone toe to toe
A hundred rounds or so
Blow for blow, all for you

I have scratched  and clawed my insides out
Prodded myself
My mental health
Tormented myself with doubt

I have bled out emotion
through tears and sweat
The blood of my love, dripped from above
The eyes that still see no regret

I have tortured myself
been internally abused
Left my mind tied up
My heart dried up, broken and bruised

I have assaulted my integrity
Battered my pride
Nothing unprotected went neglected
But I'm still not dead inside

Reviews

[MsJewel]

Outstanding poetry, well written, great content. I enjoyed this very much!

:) Julie

[Inda]

Another fantastic piece! The flow is great, just impeccable!

[ANTO]

To choose not to die is to LIVE ! Defiant and fiery ending - Bravo KJ !
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[Trace]

Excellent. what a terrific poem, in content, rhyme and meter. Beautifully done. Trace

[TL Boehm]

The damage we do to ourselves is often the worst beating we incur. Well penned.

[gombeggar]

nice rhymes, nice ending lines

[jinxxnij]

I can relate to this 100%. Beautiful and uplifting.

[Ency Bearis]

Very nice introspection narrated well deep from inside.

[Elle Thompson]

I would have worked with this idea a little more. nothing about this grabs me.

[Writer *78*]

Impressive work the least you can say to yourself at the end of the day is that you tried with the other person involved if your talking about relationships or the situations youve gone through in your life. Well Done.