Let Me Know

by ScarlettFire

Published October 27, 2011

In Poetry 2011-2012

And here's another poem. Wow, I'm full of these lately, aren't I? Anyway, enjoy. I'm not the only one who thinks it's a little.... repetitive sometimes, but meh. What do you think? *hides behind a rock and peeks out*

Let Me Know

Take out my lungs, darling.
. . . . . . . Pull out all my despair and,
lay me down beneath the heather,
my love. Let me soak up
. . . . . . . . . . . the lack of winter sun.
. . . Show me how much it hurts to breathe,
my darling.
. . . Show me how badly I crush your heart,
my love.
Let it crush my heart
. . . . . and make it bleed for you.
You know I love you
. . . . . . so much, darling.

Take my heart, darling-- I wear it
. . . . . . . . . . on my sleeve for all to see.
Pull and tug it until it breaks, darling.
. . . Show me why it hurts
to breathe, to speak
. . . . . . when I see you, my love.
. . . Show me why I let you
do the things you do when I see you,
my darling.
. . . . Let me know how much we hurt,
my love,
when you lay me down beneath the heather
. . and rip my soul in two.

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Calligraphy
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Calligraphy wrote a review Review · Nov 25, 2011

This is very good ScarlettFire! So good I'm afraid I don't really have any places where you can improve. I think your repetitiveness really worked. I really felt the emotion. I guess I don't really have anything else to say. ;)

Calli

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Leahweird
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Leahweird commented Comment · Oct 27, 2011

I think the danger of being repetitive come from the use of "my love" and "darling". Everything else seems fine, but these two phrases seem overused somehow. Otherwise this is a very effective piece.

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JasperSkye wrote a review Review · Oct 27, 2011

I actually enjoyed reading this poem. It was all so very unique from the formatting of the poem itself to the word choice you chose. Over all, I think you did a really good job with this poem and I can't wait to read more from you. Keep up the good work.

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mkg1017
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mkg1017 commented Comment · Oct 27, 2011

This is awesome. Everything that, in my opinion, should be in a poem, is in here. I love the formatting and the words. It makes me think a lot, like every poem should! It is kind of dark, but it has so much inner meaning that stands out.



Doubt thou the stars are fire, doubt that the sun doth move. Doubt truth to be a liar, but never doubt I love.
— "Hamlet," William Shakespeare