Killing Love
Marama Kelly 1987 (Auckland)
How do I kill a fire
That doesn't flicker out?
How can I ash the embers
If the flame still dances bout?
Do I smother it with hatred?
Do I cover it in smiles?
Do I hide it in the tears
as deep as River Nile?
A song that dances painfully
Like knives with every chord,
Cutting every heartbeat
Severing each tie, each bond, each cord?
I won't hold on to you any longer
I'll just hide inside my pain,
I'll distinguish that dancing flicker
And put out that stubborn flame.
I'm in a state of mourning
But wishing you a life of peace
I need to kill that love I have
For you that doesn't cease.
Just a little longer,
Hold back the flood of tears
I'm giving back your cord, my tie
Battling what if, what may, who cares?
The sadness, the pain, the grief, despair
Then hours turned days, then weeks and years
The pain, the hurt, the grief, the tears
Should hopefully be gone and disappeared.
That ember that flickered and danced so bright
That once lit up the darkest night
Will diminish past ember, past ash, past smoke
The bond that kept us should've broke
Even though our lives have pushed us part
Each day is suffocating this heart
Regardless the test and what level of hard,
I hope that shimmer of summer
still kisses your path.
About this poem
This poem was written during a time where I was in a unreciprical love entanglement. I'm trying to unravel and understand the confusing emotions being in that situation where the feelings need to die to preserve my sanity and build the strength to wish him the best and walk away.
Written on October 14, 2022
Submitted by mardzdawn on October 13, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
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Words | 248 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 37 |
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