Maybe this explanation is a bit too late and will mean nothing to you
But to get you off my mind this is the best I can do
I knew of my love for you years ago
But how to show and accept love I did not know
I felt the need to protect myself from you
Protecting me is something I’ve always had to do
You were in a position to hurt me so I ran away
Now thinking about you is how I spend my days
If I could go back I would do it differently
I would have given you all of me
No games, no lies, no broken hearts
We would never have spent all these years apart
I would embrace your love and tell you how I feel
I would believe that love could be for real
But yesterday is gone and so are my chances with you
There’s no way to change that, no matter what I do
So I spend my nights spilling my regrets on this page
I’ll have the courage to give this to you one day
Not to confuse you or cause you pain
Not to interrupt your life with my silly games
But to give you the closure I know you need
To finally set your mind at ease
I realize that an apology at this point is probably no good
But I’m so sorry; I would take it all back if I could
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Written September 3rd, 2002
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Emotionally expressive & healing
Sometimes when we've been jaded we tend to run from love due to fear. When all we have to fear is fear itself. I loved this piece and how through it you could sense the remorse and love still for this person. It sounds like this was a very healing experience that you've grown through. -
wow i really needed to read this right now. you did an awesome job and i can relate.
"I’ll have the courage to give this to you one day
Not to confuse you or cause you pain
Not to interrupt your life with my silly games"
are the ones that really got to me. good job
Truely,
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I like this one, although some of the rhymes seem forced like in the first couple of lines you have
I can’t get you off my mind
From the time I go to sleep, to the time I open up my eyes
I have so many fond memories of the times we’ve shared
I want to see you so badly but I won’t dare,
but the content means alot, and it is great!!
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i felt this poem in a special way. i was reunited with someone who walked out of my life because she thought she had to. she never thought she would have the chance again either but here we are again. let him know how you feel he deserves that i know i would have liked to know what happened all those years ago when she just shut me out. i am happy i have a second chance don't wait forever for yours.
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Great Dee, keep it coming.
By praying and asking God to reunite the young girl with her true love shows that she has grown up and is serious about the young man and wants him back in her life. I hope that somewhere along the line he makes an appearance to let her know how he feels about her and whether it's possible for them to pick up where they left off. After pouring out her heart and all her feeling for this person, she deserves a second chance.
Avril
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