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He sighed and said to me “Aren’t you tired yet?”
Silent, I looked away
Into twilight,
Saw the fiery trail of a shot-down jet
In a falling star,
Telling me
The decision is mine alone.
He sighed again and turned from me
Walked away.
I caught his arm:
“Is this how you want it to be?”
My voice is small, there's no reply
On his lips. We both know
The decision is mine alone.
His face in fleeting silhouette I caught a smile,
But it fled too soon,
And the pain was deep for a while
As he remembered me -
The wreckage we were -
The destruction I brought unwillingly
To his peaceful world.
Then he found the strength to pull
His arm from me,
And once more I was the fool
Shivering.
His eyes spoke volumes;
Words I’ll never understand,
Words I’ve seen
Every day since he took my hand
And led me from darkness.
“I am tired,” my voice is small
But he hears,
“I’m tired of hurting you”.
I know he hears me
Though he says nothing.
I feel his mind
Fighting against me,
He’s trying so hard
To make himself walk away.
The decision is mine alone.
He wants me to change my ways
He wants me to change my frame of mind
My insanity cuts him.
But I cant stop hurting him
No I cant stop loving him
Yet I can't live like him.
The decision is mine alone.
"Just think about it," he says
before walking into the twilight.
Alone... the decision is mine.
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Author notes
Written May 10th, 2005
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I agree with rose. This is very sad and I can relate so much. The ride or journey we take in life is never easy, you have to work for it.
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How sad... I'm sorry if you feel this way and this is related to your life. I know how hard the journey can be sometimes as I am going through a rough ride too at the moment.
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This is my third reading.
You are in the top 10.
I enjoyed this back and forth - tug of war in emotions and finally it is all up to you - alone. The way this one word is left by itself just emphasizes the point.
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The repetition of the choice line is a great thread that connects and rounds this piece out ver nicely. I like the fact that this is left open - open to imagine who this pair might be. THis kept me reading - which is a compliment. IF I were reading for pleasure (and this was a pleasure, by the way) I may have skipped this because of its length. Thank you for entering. I'll have a good eveningif the rest are this good.
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REALLY AND UTTERLY BEAUTIFUL
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Thank you jen, I'm glad you enjoyed.
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Oh, this is nothing short of heart-wrenching. Picture painted flawlessly. Kudos & thanks for the entry.
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hello honey!! excellent poem as usual
lots of love
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