I Promise I'll Try Not to Cry

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Please sing me a song of love gone wrong
And I will weep in dreams while I sleep
For that's when I fear the cascade of tears
And melancholy brought on by such folly
Will you allow me to hear with my own ear
The grief of it all; the abysmal depth of my fall

Like melting snow when ill winds blow
To places unknown his love has flown
It quickly fluttered away,  love's gone astray
Oh, my wounded heart, when love departs
How do you live? Tell me how do you forgive?
Who is to blame, but what good is a name?

Sing me a mournful song to last all night long
And I promise I will try not to cry
Love's sweet face is a haunted place
Filled with ghosts of what mattered most
Of the blind trust that lies covered in dust
Emotional thoughts still live in my heart
I dread the memories sheathed in my head

Sing from your soul about love grown cold
Of the nights of romance, when we danced
My heart still sings of many bitter things
the darkened cloud, worn like a shroud
Hovering above the tomb of dead love
I'm trying to be brave with love in the grave
but "Til death do us part" is a wound in my heart

Will you sing to me of the deep briny sea
Of words written in sand by a lover's hand
Not meant to stay, the tide took them away
Love washed from the shore and is no more

Sing me a sad tune like the cry of a loon
Whose heartache echoes over the lake
She's filled with despair, a fate we share
Bard, keep singing for I must stop clinging
To a past which has now breathed its last

I remember June, we kissed 'neath the moon
Stars were bright, extinguished is their light
Love's gone astray. It belongs to yesterday
Oh. keep singing of it until I beg you to quit,
The songs of woe that surrenders me low
I cannot pretend that my heart will mend

Sing! Tell me more. Tell me there's a door
That's open to me, where love shall never be
Sing me a song and sing it all day long
Teach me the words so I can sing like the birds
A sweet melody that will set my heart free
Then I shall sing and to my heart it will bring
Salvation from this grief and a glimmer of relief

Until then, sing me a song of love gone wrong
In woeful lyrics that tell of my pain and disdain
Of feeling blue from a love proven untrue
Chant a solemn chorus of refrain, again and again

And if my heart should heal, I shall no longer feel
A need for lamenting verse for this lovesick curse
No more shall I ache from lost love and heartbreak
then your musical score will be needed no more

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018



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Date: 5/6/2018 9:11:00 AM
Ahh it s such a lovely poem, probably one of the best one I have read on poetrysoup, with this beautiful poem of yours you have left me wordless, I can only say that every line was full of emotions and every word of yours bleeds pain,a favorite for sure
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Date: 5/6/2018 12:08:00 PM
Thank you, Faraz. I appreciate your generous remarks.
Date: 4/1/2018 1:20:00 PM
I AGREE WITHE VERY WORD OF GREGORY'S COMMENT MY FRIEND. Closing stanza exceptional icing on this beautiful and melodic piece! A fav and a true shining gem..
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Date: 5/6/2018 12:07:00 PM
I humbly thank you, dear Robert.
Date: 3/23/2018 1:44:00 AM
Masterfully penned and so thoughtfully and intelligently phrased, with layers of melancholy and heart-wrenching poignancy ... another exquisite love song of loss and hope ... adore this one! Bravo! :-) <3
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Date: 3/28/2018 7:37:00 AM
Many thanks for your glowing remarks, Greg. Each one is encouraging.
Date: 3/19/2018 2:26:00 PM
I have a huge lump in my throat reading your sad sad poem Lin, to me it has a lyrical feel it would make an awesome song:-) So great to see you back on soup, have missed you:-) hugs jan xx
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Date: 3/19/2018 4:50:00 PM
Thanks so much for all your thoughts, Jan. My sadness has long passed but memories never completely fade.
Date: 3/19/2018 11:29:00 AM
Some beautiful imagery, Lin!
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Date: 3/19/2018 4:42:00 PM
Many thanks, Dale.
Date: 3/19/2018 9:52:00 AM
after reading this poem the one I just posted must have seemed ironic...pain filled poem Lin
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Date: 3/19/2018 9:54:00 AM
I was drawn by your title and reading it caused goosebumps to surface. Thank you very much, Frederic.
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