Solitary Sadness

Charles Edward York

 

 

The soles of lonely feet fill cold shoes

Sadly left to themselves

After such warm tenderness

Seems to have gone

Out of style

And sleeping alone

Becomes unwelcome

Unfashionable

A solitary sadness

Uninvited and hurting.

 

The faces of time turn their arms

Downwards from days

Into long nightmares

The favorite smiles

Left to linger in personal agony

Hours upon hours

Faltering footsteps

On loosely worn bridges

That once connected

Lovers now separated.

 

Shadows don’t depart lonely souls

They only elongate them

On sunny days

They imitate silent melancholy

Lingering in the dark

As the moon embarks

On its voyage in the night

So does my heart

Takes its leave to go

Wherever your love resides.

 

Must I retire to solitary sadness

And shiver in shallow waters

Falling on asphalt streets

Painting lonely walls

And disappear upon my pillow?

This dilapidated body

This derelict vessel

Aches for your loving arms

Your undivided shore

To lie together in dreams.

 

Copyright © 2022 Charles Edward York

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  • Author: Charles Edward York (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 10th, 2022 01:03
  • Category: Love
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  • A.D. Small

    I really love the imagery in this poem

    • Charles Edward York

      Thank you for the compliment. The truth is I have lived through many of the descriptions of emotions in this poem. After nine years of marriage I have come to the conclusion that it is unnatural to endure a love relationship without undivided attention and affection and have to demand what should be a given.

      • A.D. Small

        That is very well spoken my friend i also relate 100% where your coming from. i have known my husband for 20 yrs. But we have been together 10. And it has definitely been a very amazing roller coaster of feelings. But i would not trade one minute of it in. So i totally understand. Keep up the amazing writing.

        • Charles Edward York

          Until I cannot breathe anymore I shall continue writing poems because I know that greatness comes on the path and not the destination with the act of opening oneself to the universe and letting the message come through and however shape and form it takes.

          • A.D. Small

            Wow you are a very inspirational writer my friend i love your point of view if you have time please read some of my work i would love to hear your reviews



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