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Analogy of My Heart

Volume 1



By Mia Castile









Published by Entwined Publishing

Copyright 2011

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Table of Content

Acknowledgements

Analogy of a Broken Heart

Analogy of the Night

Analogy of Letting Go

Analogy of a Second Chance

Analogy of Goodbye

About Mia









Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

First, I would like to thank God for blessing me with my family and friends. Second, I would like to thank my wonderful husband. Mano, everything that I do, I do for us. I love you. To my darlings, Sofi and Benji, I love you and am so proud to be your mama. Grandma and Chasadee, thank you for the support over the years, reading my poetry, and encouraging me to continue writing.

I’d like to thank my close friends, "the inner circle," for being there for me and standing by me all these years. You know who you are, and how much you mean to me.

I’d like to thank Brooke for helping me put this compilation together. Kristina as always, your support and inspiration help drive me forward on this journey.

Finally I’d like to thank you the reader for taking the time to support me. It moves me to a new depth of gratitude when I hear that my writing had touched someone.









Analogy of a Broken Heart









My Love

My first love, you were so fresh and new,

Everything was a fairy tales, but untrue.

I loved you before I knew what Love was,

And that ultimately destroyed us.



Rebound love, I think what hurt worse,

We were doomed from the beginning, a curse.

I loved you because I wanted it to be easy,

I thought I could love you, and live carelessly.


Forbidden love, you enticed me too much,

I would have turned away everything for such,

A beautiful idea, a place we could go together.

Instead of secret meetings in dark alleys during winter.


Eternal love, you’ve grown old and grey,

And still I love you more every day.

We embarked on a journey that led us here,

The everlasting struggle day to day, but love is near.







Perfect


The perfect place, the perfect hair.

The perfect face, perfect things to wear.

A plastic heaven for those who dwell,

A shallow haven for them to swell.


A bumpy face, with straggly hair,

The worse place for awful things to wear.

A plastic heaven where no one looks too deep.

A shallow haven where my fears always creep.


People here only search for glamour,

But never sink their teeth into the core.

I dwell here with many alone,

With no soul mate all of my own.


People here only see my outside,

Never discover my inside.

I dwell in a perfect place,

I cannot escape my perfect fate.







Whisper


Whisper when the shouting stops.

When the screaming is no more.

Whisper where the silence dwells,

Where loudness doesn’t roar.


Whisper in the quiet night.

So no one else can hear.

Whisper all your silent cares,

Tell your greatest fears.


Whisper when you are alone,

In the silent, quiet places.

Where sanity is but a stone,

And madness knows no faces.







Dirty Laundry


It’s time to do my dirty laundry.

It’s time to separate the darks from the lights.


It’s time to put aside the things I need to have now,

From the things that can wait for later.


It’s time to do my dirty laundry.







Scarred


Scarred with wounds so deep

Discolored, disfigured just like a creep.

People pretend that I am not here

So they don’t have to face their fear.


Scarred with wounds so painful and fresh,

If shown to the world I’m sure to impress.

I wish to be loved, adored, and lovely

But the scars that I bear make me so ugly.


Scarred with wounds so deep they hurt,

Emotionally I feel lower than dirt,

No one I know could ever bear my pain,

So all my suffering, is suffering in vain.







Your Pedestal

Are your feet tired?

From standing

On that pedestal so high.

So high,

That pedestal.

Don’t fall.

Don’t fall

Down and

Hurt yourself.

Yourself,

Is who you blame

For all of my imperfections.

My imperfections

Will be

Your downfall.

Your downfall

Is so far

From your pedestal so high.


Can you

See me

From your pedestal?

Your pedestal

You chose

To stand on,

Standing there,

All

By yourself.

Yourself,

Is who you blame

For all of my shortcomings.

My shortcomings,

Will be

The end of us.

The end of us

Will be your fault

Because you stand on a pedestal.







Little Pushes


I’m so tired of the lying,

Tired of the crying,

Tired of making up excuses.

You wonder why I’m sad,

I wonder why we had,

To come so far with little pushes.


I wish I could tell you,

Wish I could show you,

Do you know that your my hero?

And you roll your eyes at me,

Making me feel silly,

I wish there was a way to show you.


I’m so tired of pretending,

Tired of depending,

On you to make up your mind.

You kiss me with a sigh,

And you tell me not to cry.

Is there middle ground we can find?







Shadows and Sunlight


Empty promises made,

Endless dreams that disappeared

If only you’d have stayed,

I’d have no more to fear.


I hold onto the good times

And pray to God you’d realize

I’ll forget all the bad times,

I’ll forget all your lies.


The dark night is where I dwell,

In the shadows I linger long,

For in the bright sun I fell,

And cried to you “It’s all wrong”.


I held onto the good times

And prayed to God you’d realized

I’d forgotten all the bad times,

And I’d forgotten all of your lies.


Maybe someday, in the sunlight I’ll play

For my childhood was robbed.

Maybe someday, I’ll let you stay

And tell you of all the years I sobbed.


Shadows and sunlight come and go,

Happiness will never stay.

Which is better? I don’t know,

But for your mistakes, I’ve had to pay.






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