you used to know me

by Antwan Fields - Aries

the day you walked right by me i nearly cried
to understand how it felt when your love just died
last night you looked at me in sadness, feeling bad
and said "i don't know you anymore. that's sad"
i hid my face behind my mask
sipped from my whiskey-filled hip flask
the clown makeup i wore melted away
as it always seemed to on a certain day
because i see now that a man with beer and cheer
will suffer his wounds in silence and fear
i told angel i loved him and he said not a thing
i watched as my love suffered its broken wing
and fell to the ground, dead on impact the sound
was heartbreaking, for years it echoed around
and hollowly, i surrendered to the pain and it was like blackness
a pain that has had years of practice
sitting here alone gazing into the night sky
i realized i had changed and didn't know why
because they used to know me
not anymore.
Birth sign: Aries
Date created: 2001-11-27 21:56:42
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:45:21
Poem ID: 65946

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