Broken Walls
written by: Ashley
@AshRieN
All My life
I wanted to be
a good wife
The best wife
a safe place
a best friend
the rock
on which he could depend
His anchor
his island
his lighthouse
in the storm
But he broke the dishes
broke the walls
he broke my trust
he broke it all
And I couldn’t bear it
I wasn’t strong enough
to take it
I stopped talking
stopped touching
stopped loving
a failure
in every way
I hurt him
drawing into myself
each day
so he broke the dishes
broke the walls
he broke my trust
he broke it all
It was supposed to be forever
Love and cherish
through whatever
but Wedding rings
turned into shattered dreams
I couldn’t eat
wondering
“why did he cheat?”
In an empty bed,
where I couldn’t sleep
barely breathing
through the weeping
My world had ended
and the sun still
rose
No pity
to put it simply
I was drowning
in the shadows
They rode off into the sunset
and I was left alone
then You gave me kisses
broke down my walls
You mended my trust
You mended it all
Now I can’t stop talking.
and touching
My best friend
my anchor
You took the storm clouds
gave me sunshine
Used my tears
to make rainbows
You
Fixed it all.
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR:
I wrote this as song lyrics but I think it makes a better poem.
- Broken Walls - January 19, 2017