As darkness consumes me
I feel myself falling
Falling…
Falling…
Falling into yesterday’s memories
I return once again to the feeling
Of you in my arms as we spun
around on that dance floor.
I return once again to the sound
Of our footsteps crunching the newly
fallen snow as we walked through town.
I return once again to the scent
Of your hair as it whipped around
in the wind hitting my face as I smiled.
I return once again to the taste
Of your lips upon mine as we kissed
under the starry skies that night.
I return once again to the sight
Of the winter moon reflecting
In your eyes as you smiled at me.
I slowly wipe my eyes and begin the long climb
Back up into today; but I know
It is all in vain.
For when I think I have escaped
I always stumble and trip
And find myself falling once again.
Author notes
Meh. Wrote it last night when I got to thinking.
For a Butterfly I once held.
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Beautiful, and I could see everything last thing that you described. So visually textured that I could honestly feel it.
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your so talented i love the rythym in this poem!
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i love it. I wrote a poem like this once but i didnt pull it off nearly as well as you did. its brillant, and i love the ending. it gives you that sort of sigh feeling where you just want to dit back and dream about thisreally happening!!! amazing
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Well written as always...
And I do know how you feel.
Meh...
The only thing I've told myself from thebegenning is,
Time passes,
Things change,
People change...
It's just life.
I was reminded of something my father said,
And though it's nothing philosophical,
And very simple, at that,
I never realized how true it was until...
Well...
"Boy, you're diggin' yourself too far into this mess. Your life is just beginning. Quit searchin' for love, or whatever it is, just learn to live life and love it for what it is. The rest will come."
Took me a while to learn that, but...
I took a break from relationships to train, because I was headed to the military. During that time, I let myself live more simply. I thought that a woman was what made me see beauty in nature... in life...
I tell you this now,
When you have learned to live like that,
And you understand completely, as I meant,
You'll truly see,
No one is perfect,
And no one can make you see the beauty of life,
But the one to search for is,
A woman you see all the beauties of life in.
Perfection comes in flaws.
I wish I could've said all of this to you.
Seems like it would've fit better to do so...
In any case,
Be well, brother.
May the winds be at your back.
~Saint
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this is a very good write. i really like the feel to it, it rings. something ill remember :]
good luck -
Beautiful Justin, as are all of your works. I'm sorry you still feel that damn pang in your heart/mind/soul again though.
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It's so true...we always fall back into memory. It's not a bad thing...the bad ting is climbing back into the present; we're usually missing something which is why we had to go back into the past anyways.
"For when I think I have escaped
I always stumble and trip
And find myself falling once again."
That's me every single day. Very nice write...it's simple and describes your thoughts the same as I remember mine...I like the simplicity! 7.5/10!
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