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.
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Comments2
Brilliant!
(I laud your Artistry's subtle touch
and your Poetry's emphatic, Volition!)
thanks for sharing
Thank you for your kind words!!!!
That shelf is something special. Thank you for sharing. I will always cherish that shelf.
I appreciate your comment!
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