I Loved You Till I Didn't

Merlin

I loved you,

It's true I did!

I loved your laughter

It was my best---- and worst medicine

 

I loved your eyes 

And how they spoke 

When you choked

On smoky words shoved down your throat

 

I loved your touch 

Gentle and soft 

Rough hands from working aloft,

And I loved, I loved 

 

The way you said my name,

As if spoken in a cursive tongue 

That I just couldn't name,

A hint of laughter in those dark dark eyes 

 

A hint of sadness too

That I couldn't describe,

You reminded me of a daisy 

Innocent and pure 

 

But does that mean I was the belladonna?

Perhaps a fern,

Pointy and poisonous

A bane on this Earth,

 

And I know I said I loved you

And I mean it, I did,

I will love you till the Earth stops spinning

And spins again

 

But sometimes upon this spinning

Earth, I need to choose

To love me first,

 

So I'll love you,

Like a book,

Stuffed on the shelf,

Forgotten upon the memories I held:

 

I'll love you quietly

Till my heart settles down,

I'll love not you 

But the memory upon the shelf.

 

  • Author: Merlin (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: May 23rd, 2022 17:12
  • Category: Love
  • Views: 15
  • Users favorite of this poem: L. B. Mek
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  • L. B. Mek

    Brilliant!
    (I laud your Artistry's subtle touch
    and your Poetry's emphatic, Volition!)
    thanks for sharing

    • Merlin

      Thank you for your kind words!!!!

    • Jonas Robinson

      That shelf is something special. Thank you for sharing. I will always cherish that shelf.

      • Merlin

        I appreciate your comment!



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