I Tried

I TRIED

  HEY WOMAN, BUT YET A CHILD
  WHAT IS LIFE, YOUR STILL RUNNING WILD
  A DREAM, A PRAYER, A LITTLE CARESS
  MAKES YOU SO DIFFERENT FROM THE REST

  HOLDING YOU CLOSE TO ME, FEELING FREE
  RELIZING IN LIFE, WAS THIS REALLY MEANT TO BE
  ANSWER ME AND TELL ME NO LIES
  IS THIS A FANTASY A GAME OR WILL WE TRY
  WARM IS A HEART FILLED WITH JOY
  YET COLDNESS WHEN ITS BROKEN LIKE A TOY

  EXPRESS FEEL FREE AND TELL ME ALL
  I'M A MAN, AND I CAN ACCEPT IN MANY WAYS
  I HOPE YOU DON'T LET YOUR LOVE GO ASTRAY
  IF IT DOES, I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE FIRST DAY

  A TALK AND THEN A SMILE, AND NEXT YOUR IN MY ARMS
  FEELING FREE, WORRYING NO MORE, THERE WAS LITTLE TO HARM
  I FELT LOVE , I'VE BEEN THROUGH SORROW
  EACH NEW DAY BRINGS A NEW TOMORROW
  TO SAY NO, AND REFUSE EACH OTHER OURSELVES
  DENYING OUR FEELINGS EVEN THOUGH IT IS HELL
  ONLY AFTER OUR LOST,  THE STORY WILL TELL

   I WAS THERE FOR YOU TO HAVE
   YET THE TIME IS NOT RIGHT
   YOU'LL BE ON MY MIND FOR MANY OF NIGHTS

     I TRYED YET iEEL, AS THOUGH I FAILED
   IN LOVING, HOPING IS THIS REAL
   ONLY YOU CAN DECIDE
   IF I LOST ALL I CAN SAY IS 'I TRIED'
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Wilson Avatar
August 27, 2018 at 1:57 PM
Thank you Heidi, all of my work is true Experiance , I have many more but it's hard to write
Sands Avatar
May 9, 2018 at 8:51 AM
A poem full of expression and it is a positive thought to know you have tried. Well written :)
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