Mystic Rose Rose Poet Free verse

I Should Have Seen It Coming

By the dead pan look in your beautiful eyes and the disparity of your smile 
I should have guessed that the ending of a fantastical journey, 
was coming to a close end; 

I dreamed of babies, white picket fences,  and rippling laughter
kitchen whispers, between bites of toast and honey
so many places I envisioned with you, 
yet none of them will not come true now that you decided 
you needed someone new.
I should have seen it coming, the stars extinguishing their light 
the sun closing shop and slowly fading out of sight 
I should have known a a younger me would soon be 
holding you; 
by the way you packed your bags and walked out the back door 
I should have known you weren't the one, 
who would lift me off the floor. 

January 31 2023

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Linda Alice Fowler February 8, 2023 at 10:57 AM Love the "...sun closing shop..." Vie. Congratulations on your win! :)

Joseph P. DiMino January 31, 2023 at 12:19 PM Well said; witty and on mark. I guess, we should love and trust people...but never forget that, they are just people...very inconstant. Often like the weather, and too few times like the image of their creator.

Anne-Lise Andresen January 31, 2023 at 11:31 AM - He was nothing to bet on... for him it was not true love ... let him go …"you" deserves something much better - hugs

Victor Buhagiar January 31, 2023 at 9:31 AM He was a bit of a coward to leave by the back door. I would say good riddance. Pity you saw it coming too late. A remarkable poem, Vie.

Michael Tor January 31, 2023 at 7:50 AM This is a sad one Vie. I like happy endings. It was his loss for sure. Que sera sera...