The Innocent Lamb



You turned my heavenly dreams into hell,
You ruined my faith in all men,

You are like a child, just selfish, ALL you,
just take, take, whatever you can;

Everyone has to attend to your needs,
But other’s needs go unfulfilled,

You were the big wolf, and I was your lamb,
You carried me off to be killed;

You found a heart that was big & destroyed,
And settled right in, as your home,

The person behind it was poisoned by love,
And never had lived life alone;

Two worlds collided, two far different souls,
That were destined to fail from day 1,

It was a tragedy, yet to be seen,
In the end it would crush only one;

For as the wolf danced, all around with such glee, Holding the corpse of his lamb,

Her Innocent blood, it fell from fixed eyes,
The pain started & stopped by one man.

(Why God allowed this, I won’t ever comprehend.)

About this poem

A story of an empath, a true, big-hearted and loving woman crushed by the man she gave her life, her heart & soul too, who wasn’t anything but toxic poison to her, and destroyed her world until her world stopped. Metaphorically speaking. She had no trust, no hope, no support, and was blindsided by loving and trusting in the wrong human being. She came out in the end with nothing but a crushed heart, bitterness & a lot of lost time that can’t ever be given back. A very tragic tale of love, loss, abuse, pain, sacrifice & slaughtering. Selfless meets selfish. 

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Written on October 19, 2023

Submitted by Twinpossible on October 19, 2023

Modified by Twinpossible on October 19, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XX XA XB CB XX XX XX XX C XA X
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 851
Words 189
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1

Shelly Bedney

I just love to write as an outlet for my feelings since my childhood. I’m far from a professional, I just find it therapeutic for the soul :)! I highly recommend it to anybody. My life has been full of pain, abuse, suffering, tragedy & loss. Much more to come! more…

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  • Dianejean57
    Okay I fell in love with this one.
    LikeReply3 months ago
  • Symmetry60
    It sounds like someone met the bloody end of narcissism. This cuts deep to the core of an issue many women, and some men, face when they collide with someone interested in only themselves and the destruction of those they claim to love. This is a sad, heartfelt fallout for far too many good people. Thank you for sharing your gift. 
    LikeReply3 months ago

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