Battlefield



On a landscape littered with bad decisions
exists a minefield of pain and regret.
There, you exploded into my heart
and inflicted a wound I can’t forget.

As I retreat to the DM zone
please understand, I want to be brave.
But I’m fighting for so many things
that I have no idea how to save.

Like the curve of your face
the taste of your skin
or the look in your eyes
as I take you in.

Now I’d crawl across the ruin
throughout the bombed-out terrain
and surrender to my captors
just to hear you call my name.

In the silence when the battle’s over
after the rebuilding has begun
I will look into your eyes
and you will tell me that we’ve won.

About this poem

A reflection on the heart battling the pain of unrequited love.

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Written on December 30, 2021

Submitted by IndigoHeart on October 29, 2022

Modified on April 25, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB XCDC EXXX XEDE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 659
Words 142
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Gina Madeya

I'm a hopeless romantic who attempts to write when inspiration strikes or life stirs my soul.. Born on the East Coast, now living in the PNW, I'm a Realtor by day and would-be poet by night. A reader, wine lover and foodie, I enjoy this space for creative outlet more…

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  • Kaytee
    I love this poem. I can feel the pain of your unrequited love. I've felt that too and it truly is a battlefield.
    LikeReply1 year ago

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