Bittersweet Bliss

It's strange how ten years doesn't seem so long ago, when I saw you running past that shady oak. At first I thought, you can't believe every boy you see might be the one, when a quarter of your life isn't even done.

But I still remember when we were face to face, standing under God's good grace. We were so young, and I used to be fun. You loved me and you didn't even know it yet.

Now ten years later here I am, trying to put back together what we had again. I die more every day not knowing how much more I can take of this. It's killing me, this bittersweet bliss.

Four years feels like yesterday, when you broke my heart since you went away. I pushed you too far and so slow, I guess I never believed that you would really go.

I can see myself in twenty years, still trying to fight back these tears. I know I must sound so crazy, but honestly your love did a lot more than phase me. I guess now I will have to live with all of this, it's still killing me, this bittersweet bliss.



Written and posted on April 4th, 2016
By: Michelle Corbin

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 1/23/2017 3:46:00 AM
Michelle, I felt bliss reading this...please, keep writing
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Michelle Corbin
Date: 2/4/2017 12:52:00 PM
That is so kind of you, thank you! I definitely will :) UGH all of my likes and shares on ALL of my poems AND my homepage got deleted. NOOO lol. What luck. But I am so pleased you enjoyed this piece. Hopefully you will decide to check out some of my other pieces as well! Xoxo
Date: 4/24/2016 9:06:00 AM
Michelle, I did enjoy this bittersweet blis... Nice.. LINDA
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Michelle Corbin
Date: 5/3/2016 9:36:00 PM
<3 You're the best!
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