It’s always the little things that get on your nerves.
And when you’re least expecting it, life will throw you curves.
We had a silly argument over, what, I can’t remember
and from this tiny spark ignited, like an ember,
an escalation to the point that I left in a huff.
My final word still haunts me – I simply said “Enough!”
In the darkness of the night, the pain of leaving you
ripped at my heart and turned my world to blue.
How could I have been so stupid to throw it all away?
I vowed that I would apologize the very next day.
I bought you yellow daisies because they’re your favorite.
I even had a speech prepared, I hate to admit.
I was focused on the words in my mind they would repeat
and didn’t see the car as I ran into the street.
When you’re least expecting it, events can form a chain.
Lying here the last thoughts coursing through my brain
are “Now you’ll never know I’m sorry”…
… as my life flows down the drain.
Author notes
Prompt: Picture
Picture Credit: I_Never_Got_To_Say_Goodbye_by_Create_Destroy
10 – 17 lines
A contest entry
- Picture Prompt.. by Angelflower.
591 points, ended July 24, 2008, 13 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Critical Comments Always Welcome
Comments
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Aww!!! this was such a sad write!!! it really brought me to tears!! How ironic life can be huh? This was such a wonderful take on the prompt.. I truly loved it.. thank you very much for sharing.. best of luck..
Angel
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A tragic tale that too often plays on reality's stage... Well done!!!
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this is actually terrifying for me to read, it reminds me so of a dream i keep having, over and over again. but it's so good!
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Shivers again, and so, so sad!
Wonderful take on the picture, good luck in the contest.
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very sad
fit the picture well, good rhyme except in line 11 & 12, I think you could redesign these 2 lines so it flows better.
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A very deep and thought provoking piece . Sadley events exactly like this happen everyday. Excellent write you have here ~Bret~
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You too? really? did you get me ice cream?!
lol.. jk..
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