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I Am Your Forgotten Dream

We met at a different time We fell in love deeply But time wasn’t on our side Personal matters accrued Parting with promises made Sealed with a passionate kiss That left me breathless Yearning for your tenderness of touch You became my reason to live for I longed for the time to be reunited I counted down the many days and nights Until you come home into my arms forever I dreamt of us in splashing joy I giggled at times when dreaming of fun things That we will be doing together in time I entrusted my life on promises made by love The date we set to be reunited has come Oh how I’ve waited too long My darling I cannot wait any minute longer Excitedly I set out and waited for you There I sat in the garden Under the pale moonlight My heart’s beating emotions of joy Until I was kissed by the morning sunrise Scampering mind with confusion Delicate flowers greeted me calmly Gathering my thoughts orderly I found no prints of you around You never showed up Your kiss and promises were all empty Where I burned and trusted you heartily Now this pain I feel is breathlessly choking me I can feel the light in my soul slowly fade away I am no longer living I am your forgotten dream Kissed by false promises Akkina 2/12/21

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Laura Leiser

Date: 9/28/2023 6:46:00 PM

Such a beautifully expressed, yet sad, story of love and loss, Akkina. I was entranced..I love the title, too. Perfect for your poem..well penned! :)

Max Burchett

Date: 9/3/2023 6:26:00 PM

Sad story! But very well told. Kudos! Max

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 8/31/2023 5:25:00 AM

This is a sad one. I don’t know if it is personal experience or not. If it is, I don’t think it means what you had wasn’t real. Sometimes life just gets in the way. The sad part of course is the lack of closure.

Jan Allison

Date: 8/18/2023 2:39:00 PM

Such an emotional piece, so much sadness in your lines Akkina hugs jan xx

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 8/16/2023 10:45:00 AM

WOW!!! What a great story/write. So true for many. "Love This One." I wish you would write more. Have a great/blessed day.............

Paige Hind

Date: 8/13/2023 1:07:00 PM

carry on*

Paige Hind

Date: 8/13/2023 1:07:00 PM

I'm really sorry for your lost love- hopefully you can find the strength to carry one! Regards!

Bill Baker

Date: 8/11/2023 3:29:00 PM

A devastating experience to deal with, especially for those young and in love. Your poem was so engaging that I could feel the faithfulness of your Love and the treachery of betrayal. All things we experience in life are for learning and growth, the saying: "if it doesn't kill you, it will make you stronger", is true. At the moment it doesn't make any sense at all, but as we grow and mature we often become aware of the reasons things like this happen. I'll be following your poetry. Bill

Malabika Ray Choudhury

Date: 8/11/2023 8:35:00 AM

Dear Akkina, your poem is exceptional, even the title is so meaningful! A difficult part of love and life is revealed through your choice of vocabulary. Hope to read many more of your beautiful poems. Best wishes ~ Mala

Lisa Ricci

Date: 8/10/2023 10:03:00 AM

Hello Akkina. This entry is marvelous and is so well thought out and executed from start to finish beginning with your title to which you never strayed. I loved this. Your ending line says it all with emotion. Thank you for sharing your poetic talent with us. It was a pleasure turning to your page and entry. Take Care (smile)

Michael Kravochuck

Date: 1/9/2023 5:25:00 PM

Very good read but so sad in the truth.

Susan Lawrence

Date: 7/17/2022 6:57:00 AM

So very beautifully expressed … your longing and anticipation dear Akkina . Your melancholy palpable at the end . You have woven your emotions together so well here in this powerful poem . Blessings to you, Susan :)

Sally Eslinger

Date: 3/29/2022 10:59:00 AM

Hello Poet Akkina! “I entrusted my life on promises made by love…”. A great line to describe your penetrating analysis of this difficult life theme, which we all endure…hopefully to “get” the lesson and change the pattern. You’ve written here with inspiration and talent, true insight about some ancient angles of trials of love. Well done!

Heidi Sands

Date: 11/23/2021 8:12:00 AM

How are you Akkina? I hope you have a nice Thanksgiving :)

Jennifer Fenn

Date: 7/4/2021 4:38:00 PM

I’m sorry you have to go through this Akkina! What a moving poem though. Well written!

Smita Kulkarni

Date: 6/15/2021 11:00:00 AM

Oh, my heart aches by reading your words! God bless Akkina!

Judy Ball

Date: 5/31/2021 6:32:00 PM

So beautifully written and well expressed I could see the young woman waiting anxiously for a love that had forgotten her. There is such great emotion here. Well done. God Bless, JB

James Edward Lee Sr.

Date: 5/31/2021 5:59:00 AM

Lovingly written, beautifully done write on Write on, miss your works James

Joseph May

Date: 5/17/2021 8:09:00 PM

When love is a one way street, it ends up as a "forgotten dream", Well written Akkina..

Jcb Brul

Date: 5/17/2021 3:22:00 PM

Back to read this again.So much sadness in this lovely poem dear Akkina... Don’t worry, if love is meant to be your paths will cross again somehow-somewhere.

Laura Spears

Date: 4/13/2021 1:13:00 PM

Such sadness in this one. I have lived this myself.

Angela Crabtree

Date: 3/25/2021 11:14:00 AM

Back to read this one again, Akkina. Hope you have a wonderful day :)

Edward Ibeh

Date: 3/7/2021 2:47:00 PM

Beautiful couplet, Akkina:-) Thoroughly enjoyed.

Laura Leiser

Date: 3/5/2021 9:06:00 PM

You captured the greatest anticipation of live and then the sadness of loss and betrayal so well in your poem, Akkina. Well done!

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 3/3/2021 11:42:00 AM

Oh this is sad Akkina, How can one do this to a person in love, the one you have promised a forever love, to wait for him and then you are greeted by a rising sun, hope this is fiction, you are too sweet to have had this done to you for real! Hugs and love, Jennifer.