POEM STARTER
Submitted by Brittany Lawson
Write a poem about someone stuck in a cycle of self destruction. Just as they are about to exit the cycle or have a breakthrough, the poem starts back at the beginning.
broken hearts
I rip my heart out
And and then my hair falls out
The time ticks on the clock
My time is running out
In my chest is a gaping wound
And I let it bleed out
The crimson staining the floor
As I plead ‘help me, now’!
My friends are hollowed out
And they stare blankly at me
And every time I plead for help
They look at me like I’ve asked for my eggs, over easy
Every time my heart bleeds out,
I run to the hospital
Treat me! I’m dying from the inside out
By they tell me ma’am we cannot at all see your wounds
A broken heart can kill
And it always nearly does
And ever time U go tk the hospital
They send me back home
The cycle repeats and
I always try to feel
Try to rip my heart out from my chest
Just to show them my pain is very real