Your Hurt Is Mine

Charles Edward York 1966 (Saigon, Vietnam)



Your Hurt Is Mine

Your hurt is mine more than I know
Beyond the field of dreams
I made a burning hell
Words, actions and feelings
Made a total stranger of you
So thoughtless I roared
On you relentlessly
My heart turned
Mercilessly dark
And rightfully I am alone.

Your hurt is heavy on all of me
Raining on my conscience
How I wish I never hurt
You and your softness
Your love made real is
All I ever wanted
Now I sleep in the cold
The showers pour
My eyes know no relief
Until I heal you completely.

Copyright © 2023 Charles Edward York
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How hurting the one you live hurts you, too

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Written on May 16, 2023

Submitted by charlesedwardyork on May 16, 2023

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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
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Words 149
Stanzas 4
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Charles Edward York

Charles Edward York is an author and poet activist living in Plano, Texas. He’s written over 1400 poems and published 17 books of poetry. Born in Vietnam and raised a citizen in Dallas, Texas, he writes poems that include the subjects of love and relationships, nature, social justice, including police violence against African-Americans and minorities, astronomy and others. more…

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  • luisestable1
    This is about someone who has done wrong I now recognizes.
    The regret is shown in all the lines and that things were different is the plea.
    Good Read!
    LikeReply 111 months ago
    • charlesedwardyork
      yes you are correct. I wrote it because I hurt my girlfriend and when I recognized how deep her pain was I felt very badly and knew I had to make amends. This poem helped me focus my regret into an apology in poetic form. She has forgiven me and I will learn not to be so hurtful with my words again. 
      LikeReply11 months ago

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