Poems by Kerri L. Copeland

She can't be forever,
That girl in the picture.
Outward beauty is fleeting
And her purpose, a blur.

She is caught in life's circles
And each time back around
She finds imperfections
She wishes she never found.

The day fast approaches
When she'll be on her own.
Alone, no protection,
She'll be forced to atone.

She was willingly fooled,
And for such a long time,
As she held in her questions
And ignored all the signs.

Ignorance is bliss.
A statement so true.
So she held in the answers
To the questions she knew.

Our most valuable thing
Is our intellect.
But unwrap it early,
And you'll be forced to reflect.

That reflection itself
Turns to insanity.
Hence, my cautionary tale
Of the cost of vanity.

You'll always be too hard to handle.
I'll always be too cold to touch.
So, that does beg the question;
Why did I love you so much?

It hurts everywhere now
From this broken heart.
I had no idea being without you
Would be able to tear me apart.

Where is your heart now?
Was your love ever real?
It would be a miracle
If for a moment, I could feel.

What am I supposed to do?
Is there anyone I can tell?
I never knew someone alive
Could really live in hell.

It's time to accept that life
Is completely overrated.
It doesn't matter that I have a pulse,
I'll still choose to be sedated.

Today I will leave
And without a fair trade.
I don't care if this hurts you.
It was your bed you made.

I just have to walk.
To talk just won't do.
It was never enough
To get through to you.

So, always remember
That you pushed me away.
Now, you have no right
To ask me to stay.

No flowers, or diamonds,
No declarations of heart,
No begging, no pleading,
And no fresh start.

You have sealed your fate
With your selfish demands.
You will never change
Or wash the blood off your hands.