Not so long ago, I danced with you
Spinning and twirling in the clouds
Entangled together in a web
Dreams come alive as we discover
Each thing, fresh and new
I found myself loving you
“I’m falling in love with you”
You once told me
Spending each moment thinking about me
You, being always on my mind
We would talk for hours, learning everything
Life progressed and we walked together
Your memory made me smile
Every thought about you and us
The lingering of a first kiss
Tangled in sheets, breathless
I felt safe in you arms
I felt wanted
You once asked “Can I keep you?”
I gave you my heart
Laid it open at you feet
You took it and loved it
Infatuation on my part
Support on yours
You were my friend, my ally
I looked to you for help
You desired to rescue me and
I desired to be rescued
I was caught up in a fairy tale
And all stories must come to an end
Then something changed
I cannot place my finger on it
The reason slips from my reach
I am left spinning, twirling
Dancing alone, left
Wondering where you went
Has that ship sailed? I asked
“The ship has neither sailed,
Nor is it in the harbor.”
I tried to ingest these words
Yet I was left wondering
Has it been swallowed in the sea of time?
For if something is neither
Here nor there
Then where would it be?
Unless it never existed
But then how could you
Dance with a shadow?
I do not understand why
What happened, When
Where am I standing
Is love not eternal or
Does that come to an end?
Just like a story
I am left with a memory
Never knowing where the story ends
Is it truly better to have loved and lost
Than to have never loved at all?
A question lingers on my lips
Do you still love me?
I am standing here
Same as before
And yet the ground I stand on
Is ever changing
If I were to stand still
Would I be lost in change?
All stories have an end
This one must too
As I watch the sun set
I try to let my love of you set too
Not gone forever,
Just not here right now
As we walk life’s road
Each of us has a path
Some intersect and some
Walk along together
Side by side but each path
Will someday change
I walked with you
Once upon a time
I can still see you but
You are out of reach
I cannot touch you like I did
I need to learn to keep walking
I hold onto your shadow
Every memory bittersweet
Left with a need to know why
But this will fade with time
Time does not heal all
Time changes all
Author notes
“I let you down once, I'm not doing it again” (1/14/07)
(Topic 4)
A contest entry
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this is a very nice one.. it must be really hard to forget your loved one...
"Is it truly better to have loved and lost
Than to have never loved at all?"
i say yes to that one.. it is better to feel what it was like to love so that when you find someone you think you can love you'll know what to do because you've been there..
"Time does not heal all
Time changes all"
i totally agree to that one.. different things happen as the clock ticks..
wonderful.. thanks for entering the contest..
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Very powerfully written. You've done a very lovely job painting a clear picture to the world as to how you feel about your love. Thank you very much for entering something so nicely written, and good luck to you.
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It was great!! Very deep
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A very sad piece but with a slight hint of hope for moving on. I loved the flow and the feel of this. Great work. Thank you for sharing.
Soulful Woman -
Very well versed with deep, emotional tinge to it all...some bittersweet, yet others joyful...I felt triumphant at the end for this person for she has realized that this too shall pass...ty for sharing...
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fantastic, incredible, magnificent
What a fantastic read. Bravo, the style flows to the beat of your heart and thoughts and I was never lost wondering why the next line did'nt follow the story line. The fact is that it did, wonderfully, and as such
gave me a great insight into your poetic genius. Well done indeed.
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I like the bittersweet tone of this - I think you hit the emotional nail on the head with how you crafted the verse. Thank you for sharing it.
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Wow Powerful!!!
This was very rich in emotion and I was drawn into every line of it!! It has much character and such powerful emotions pouring from it!! I thought it was truly a great piece!!
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Outstanding!
Poignant genius, loved the 13th stanza. More, more!
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i got chills when i read this. it is sad. so very sad. ironic in a way that i would read this now. there is someone who let me down, big time, and i am pondering should i consider friendship with this person. for some reason you made me think of this. not that he cares that he let me down--not at all, i am certain but this made me think of that.
thank you for sharing this with me. viyanna rosemarie
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Wonderfully Powerful write!
You had me feeling everything the entire way through. It was beautifully written and truly felt. I am impressed.
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Hopeful
I find a kindred spirit in your poem. I too wonder if love is real and if it is lasting. Sometimes I wonder why I can't have the one love I want instead of what I have now. Oh well, every story has an ending...wonder what mine will be?
Good job here. Pen on...
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