You’ve gone and you’ve left me
And I must walk the line
But I know you did love me
At one lovely point in time
And my mind wanders back
To that last happy night
Sitting there on a bench
As dusk turned to twilight
My mind was at peace
Wrapped up in your arms
And the fireflies around us
Like they meant us no harm
At the time I didn’t know it
Staring up at the sky
That you’re love was leaving
On the wings of a firefly
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Even now I find it hard
To keep breathing as it is
I can’t help but wonder why
Was there something that I missed?
For your feelings changed
Or more or less, went away
And who is to blame?
I never could say
Now I can’t have you see me
While I feel so much shame
So I put on a façade
And pretend there’s no pain
There’s a hole in my chest
And I cannot deny
That night, my heart left me
On the wings of a firefly
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But if you’ve gone for good
Please, please remember this
I’ll never, ever forget
Your scent and your kiss
So go, and walk away now
Fade away into the night
And there’ll be tears as I see
A small insect in flight
A creature so small
Now with meaning so true
And the light on it’s wings
Forever reminding me of you
In solemn remembrance
Of our eternal goodbye
Your love, forever inscribed
On the wings of a firefly
Author notes
This is a poem I wrote after my breakup with my boyfriend Jon. He was lame, and the breakup was rough. It was a very sudden change of heart for him, and I have yet to fully understand what happened.
I was recently thinking back on the last romantic night we spent together [not sexual, mind you], before everything spiralled out of control. I remembered the fireflies flashing around us... and how very euphoric it was. It inspired me to write this poem.
Written August 31st, 2006
A contest entry
- Unrequited Love by yaong.
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What did you think
Comments
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"Wings of a Firefly" is such a beautiful title for your poem. I enjoyed reading your piece. My favorite part was "Your love, forever inscribed on the wings of a firefly"
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"At the time I didn’t know it
Staring up at the sky
That you’re love was leaving
On the wings of a firefly"
Wouldnt this express little love? if it was extraordinary love how could it possibly fit on something so tiny to the eye?
"Succumbing to old habits
On the brink of disgrace
Hoping the blade in my hand
Will bleed me dry of this place"
if you wish for this love why do all that?
this poem jumps around to much
beautifully written TONES of emotions but confusion and misuidance as well
i think you have talent and alot but m,aybe a little more guidance will show you how to give a better image...
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well, first of all, I didn't mean for the size of the creature to represent my feelings, really. and yes I know, it does jump around, but that is only because this breakup caused a lot of contradicting thoughts in me. everything in my mind clashed and this poem was the result. I wasn't really counting on the reader to understand this though.. so I suppose it's not a poem that's quite fit for a contest.
my appologies
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Aw, this is really sad. I could feel all the emotion inside of it, and all of the depserate needs for information. I love it when a poem can make me want to cry and actually have something deeper than words inside of it.
"Even now I find it hard
To keep breathing as it is
I can’t help but wonder why
Was there something that I missed?"
I liked that stanza a lot. The entire thing had a really simple sense of beauty, with just the right amount of imagery, and you could still keep it on rhythm! My goddess. I hope you're feeling better about the situation, and maybe you'll get your answers soon. Keep writing and take care.
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