I Wait and Hope
In the frame there is a photo
which I took of you that day
just a month before you left me
on my own and went away.
It reminds me with insistence
of the things I can’t forget,
every moment I shared with you
since the day that we first met.
I stroke your face and flowing hair
But fake it is; you are not there.
I keep staring at the picture
Looking deep into your eyes
While the hope stirs up inside me
That you’ll take me by surprise
When you whisper out of nowhere
“Here I am, back by your side.”
Days have gone; the rooms are empty,
there’s a void I can’t replace.
In my mind the doubts keep hinting
that this is a hopeless case.
Yet I find the strength to save me
from the dangers of despair:
It’s the faith that keeps me going.
I will cope while it is there.
I never knew that things were wrong.
This is the place where you belong.
I keep staring at the picture
Looking deep into your eyes
While the hope stirs up inside me
That you’ll take me by surprise
When you whisper out of nowhere
“Here I am, back by your side.”
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Form B ~ Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Broken Wings
Placed 3rd
17th December, 2016
Copyright © Paul Callus | Year Posted 2016
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