Break-Up Poems 2
Created | Updated Jul 4, 2003
Poems of a recent break-up
I recently broke up with my girlfriend of 2 1/2 years, which may not be long to the oldies but is a substantial part of my 19 yr life. I asked the H2G2 community for help, and it is one of the wisest things I've done (admittedly I have never done many wise things.) I've had advice from a huge broad range of people, many who've been through much worse then me. One of these people is 'a girl called Ben' who recommended I read her poems from her 'situation'. I did, and was duly impressed, you can find her poetry here... "A Girl Called Ben".
Anyway, this poem was written the week after 'At Least I Wouldn't Hate You' and I'd say that the feelings involved in the first had retreated slightly, leaving a gap in my emotions. Well, same story, a line came into my head, bounced around, I had to write it down as a poem and then I spent about 3 hrs chopping and changing to give:
Taken Away
I used to be full.A whole.
An item.
Fulfilled.
But you left a hole in me,
You divided me in two
And took yourself away.
You took the worst thing you could.
Yourself.
The one thing in the world I called mine.
You.
So I'd like you to know,
When I'm joking with friends,
When I'm watching a film,
When I'm drinking in clubs,
When I've pulled someone else,
Whenever I may seem happy,
Even if I dont realise it,
Im just trying to fill the hole you left.
Here are my other two poems:
