I sit alone
Listening to the clock tic toc,
I’m fighting a battle within;
Riding a wash of memories;
Shadows gone by.
I don’t know how long I can survive
With you continuely upon my mind.
It’s riving my heart,
The constant thought of you.
I don’t know how or when it happened.
But it did…
I fell in love with you.
There was something I saw
In those deep green eyes
That made me forget,
I couldn’t love you
The way I desired.
Each time we hug and kiss,
I yearn to hold you close and tight.
But I know it’s not right.
This love I feel
Burning deep inside of me,
Can it be real
Or just a fantasy of the mind?
I can’t set it free.
I can’t seem to extinguish
This hidden flame.
It rises higher and higher
Each time I see your face.
But I know…
I can’t give into
This forbidden love
I feel for you.
And yet…
I know how I feel when I’m with you, babe.
But do you feel the same?
You don’t realize what
Your tender touch does to me.
It drives me insane.
That’s all it takes…
I start aching to give into
This love I feel for you.
There’s nothing that could separate
Our hearts.
Except for the pain of…
This forbidden love.
So I love you from afar,
Keeping the distance between our hearts.
So no one knows of this
Deep forbidden love
Living within me.
It roams the empty halls of my mind
Listening to every whispered word
Spoken from your heart to mine.
It intently gazes into the hazy shadows of love,
Weaving a tapestry of memories
That haunt me.
I sit alone
Listening to the clock tic toc…
I don’t know how or when it happened.
But it did…
I fell in love with you.
Do you feel as I do?
This forbidden love…
I feel for you.
Author notes
A contest entry
- forbidden love by hardwire.
450 points, ended May 17, 2008, 24 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Stop Telling Me About Reality and Let Me Pretend by DarknessOfSanity.
750 points, ended September 9, 2008, 21 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Forbidden Love by GlowstickOfLove.
1050 points, ended August 19, 15 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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kudos!
this was really beautiful, really touching, really passionate. it was extremely well written, and i enjoyed every moment of it! i love how the first and second to last, i guess, stanza sort of coincide with each other, both starting off with the same two lines that really brings the poem together! the first stanza was my favorite though, especially as it did an amazing job drawing me into the poem. the imagery was just absolutely fantastic and i just absolutely love this poem! thanks so much for entering and good luck! -
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Thank you. You are very welcome for entering this poem into your contest. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. I am glad people can connect with this poem. Thank you once again. Love and hugs...
~Donna~
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Risque
I adore this poem. You took this topic to a whole new level with forbidden love. I loved every moment and can definately relate. Well done and best of luck!
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Yepperz! That it may be.
Thank you for stopping by to read, comment and applaud. I appreciate it!I am glad that you can definitely relate to this. Thanks again.
~Donna~
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Oooo!
Forbidden love - now that's a topic!
You've roused our curiousity bug - and for those like me that know you - I'll have to be checking eye color for each of your friends.
Wonderful word choices here - well composed indeed!
Best to you in the contest!
Tang
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Tang,
Thank you. Your curiousity is peaked huh? Wouldn't you like to know...??? LOL! Don't get any ideas now. It's just a poem. LOL! I wrote this one a few years back. But I updated it for this contest. Thanks again for reading, commenting and applauding. Love and hugs...
~Donna~
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Wow...this is spectacular!!!
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Thank you! I am glad that you stopped by to read, comment and applaud. I appreciate it! I am glad that you found this one to your liking. Love and hugs...
~Donna~
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OOooOOOOOOooooooooo!!!
Donna:
Giiiirrrrrrrllll, You have bled your heart out, this piece is sooooo real!!!!! It is so hard to love someone, and yet, "KNOW", it should NOT be!!!!! Many of us have been there and felt that, and have had to continue with whatever it is we were living, then fell into this situation, that we want to end and can't...
Life can be sooooo cruel, and yet, life goes on with it's ups and downs.....
I really enjoyed this piece and I thank you for sharing with me on this site.....
Keep on penning, I'll continue reading and reviewing.....
Blessed be with love and light always,
as always, your friend,
AngelicMistress...Tanya
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Tanya,
Thank you and your are welcome for sharing this. I am so happy you liked this poem. I will certainly keep on writing. My second book, a collection of my poetry, titled, 'Heaven's Blessings', is almost ready for print. Then I will start on the third one. LOL! Thanks again. Love and hugs always...
~Donna~
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For whatever reason the love is forbidden, the position your writing from sounds like tourture.
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Sarah,
You are exactly right. In the poem, this forbidden love is very torturous. It's the contact with the other person, the fact that you don't know how they feel, and your own longing to be with them. All very torturous to the mind.
That is the emotion I wanted to draw out with this one and apparently, I achieved just that...
Thanks for taking the time to read and comment. I appreciate it. Love and hugs...
~Donna~
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Wow! This is intense... and very much right on with what I was feeling. No, I'll dare say... "still" feel sometimes. Fortunately, in my case he's not only considerate, polite and uncommitted but also a distant "friend", which is always nice to know... Although facing up to reality is not always easy, I've decided to simply let hope live by remaining in touch... as it's easier on me this way and he too probably appreciates as is too ^^
Of course, we'll never really know illusion from truth... so trying your best, considering the circumstances and dealing ought to be enough... no?!
Btw, this is a simple but nice write! Congratz on the two books
I'm sure people will continue to get much out of them both...
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Thank you on both the poem and the books. I'm working on the 2nd one at this very moment. Last minute revisions and corrections. I am glad this poem touched you. Thanks again. Love and hugs...
~Donna~
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Another fabulous write.
The pain shows in every line.
a beautiful write
Bravo
Fire
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Fire,
Thank you. That's what I was aiming for. The reader to feel the emotion and pain in every line. Mission accomplished. Thanks once again. Love and hugs...
~Donna~
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This is beautiful. I really can connect with the pain you feel. Good write
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Thank you. I was worried that this really hadn't come out the way I intended. But your comment is confirmation that it did. Thanks again and good luck with judging.
~Donna~
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