Brick by brick
Laying the foundation
Of what would be
A solid relationship
But the bricks failed
Were poorly constructed
And the walls
Began to fall
Kneeling in the debris
Of broken promises
I let a tear
Fall on my cheek
Before I wipe
It away
Like my dreams
Of us
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – brick
I see the china doll
No one wants to hold
Her face is cracked
Her paint is old and worn
The china doll is broken
Broken just like me
No one wants to
Be with the broken
Or someone like
This broken hearted me
Broken by the love
Your pulled away from me
And left alone with sorrow
That I so strongly feel
So I pick up the doll
With tenderness and compassion
And whisper we may be broken
But we still know how to care
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – broken
(photo uncredited online)
From early in my youth
I felt I didn’t belong
The shy one afraid to speak up
Terrified I would get things wrong
And everyone would see and judge
All eyes on me every day at school
Now it’s my body that makes me an outcast
Not fit to work anymore
Diseased and unwanted
Unable to be present in life some days
It makes me wonder
If it is even worth it to try
I sit alone in the dark and remember
Past pain I received when I tried
And I ponder my decision
To get up yet again and attempt life
When I am just so tired and broken
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – belong
My body is broken
It doesn’t work right
Is it because of disease
Or are the genetics not right
My mind is out of order
It doesn’t work right
Is it chemicals flowing
Or is the brain just not right
My heart is wrecked
It doesn’t work right
Is it just bad heartache
Or is the muscle not right
My joints are not moving
They don’t work right
Is it the stress I’ve placed on them
Or is the bone not right
My life is in the balance
It is not working right
Is it a bug in the software
Or is the hardware not right
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – hardware
You laughed when you saw it
A beautiful young girl
Who slipped on the ice
You found it hilarious
I feared she was hurt
You brushed it aside
Like you didn’t even hear it
The words of pain
I poured out to you
That hot August night
You thought it was crazy
To take the time to help
Someone that was struggling
With a baby in their arms
And no food to feed her
You didn’t even stop
And giving a fleeting glimpse back
The day you left me
With tears in my eyes
And empty thoughts of the future
How did you become so shallow
That you laughed at the broken
Turned on a friend
Ignored the helpless
And abandoned love
Since you are gone now
I will never know…
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – shallow
Some day
They will find
A dried up artifact
Inside of me
Where my heart
Used to be
But when it has been
Broken
Abused
And abandoned
It has been morphed
Into something
Non-human
And empty
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – artifact
The pain is real
It burns through my body
The tightness in my chest
Takes away my breath
There is a lump in my throat
That I just can’t swallow
And yet somehow I feel broken
Because the tears won’t fall
…it feels worse than actually crying
Close the gate and
Keep us locked inside for
We are the broken ones;
Not quite accepted,
Beyond what is normal.
Our flaws set us apart
As not good enough
To be a part of the crowd.
We have the same dreams as you,
Our blood flows like yours
And destiny is not in our control.
Because we don’t fit with the norm,
We are the outcasts,
The ones you look down on.
Maybe if you keep us confined,
You can somehow put us
Out of sight and out of mind
she was supposed to love you
you gave her your trust
she broke it with a touch
he was supposed to be your world
you gave him your trust
he drowned it with vodka
he was supposed to be your friend
you gave him your trust
he walked away forever
you are supposed to recover
be able to trust again
but now it’s all broken…
Leigha Robbins 