Jennifer Turner Poet Ballad

Invisible Chains

Longing for arms that once held me tight
Longing to make love to you - it once felt so right
Longing for something…I’m not quite sure
All I know is when you held me 
I felt so secure 

I wish I could close my eyes - start this life over 
Wake up in a new time and place
And start each day 
Smiling back at your beautiful face 
It’s your laughter I miss, your sweet gentle kiss…

Still I need to remember 
That day in September
When you said you never loved me
 Said you set my heart free

I think you will agree…
That the love that we shared 
Was but one sided
The love I felt for you
Was sadly misguided

I fooled myself, I wasn’t that smart
Thought I could be the one 
To unlock your heart

I thought I was living my dream 
Didn’t know I was living a lie
A lie I was too blinded to see
Until you said goodbye

Loving you was all that mattered
Now I’m left to pick up the pieces of my heart…
Now broken and battered 

The time has come to close this chapter 
I’m no longer your slave
You are no longer my captor
For you didn’t know what you had
I would have gone to the ends of the earth for you
Would have loved you forever 

So yes it is time 
Time to break these invisible chains 
Of a love
That was felt only by me
These invisible chains 
Of a love that was never meant to be

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Peter Dome January 14, 2014 at 3:29 PM I relate to this great but so sad write. Love does make you blind, We tend to overlook the warning signs. A very. well written and expressed poem. I'm so sorry this happened. been there a few times. Hope you find what your looking for. take care. Best wishes Pete. Peter Dome January 14, 2014 at 5:22 PM Jennifer. I'm so pleased to hear you can put it behind you now. Love the positive attitude. Keep shining. my best wishes.Pete. Jennifer Turner January 14, 2014 at 3:46 PM Thank you so much Pete. I'm glad you enjoyed my poem. It was written months ago when the pain was still fresh but I now look at the breakup as a gift. :-)

Madhu Sudan November 17, 2013 at 6:27 PM good

Poet Tacito November 13, 2013 at 10:40 AM Been there...bought the t-shirt...and pants. Thankfully, I broke those chains. I had to. Life was just too short to be held down. An excellently declared bit of writing. Nice to meet you, Jennifer! :)