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Merely Just a Fool

Merely just a fool

Destined to this lonely beach
in search of some lost hope
My footprints stagger in the sand,
these moments hard to cope

Neath palm tree shadows sorrowed dance
a’ swaying in the sun
I linger back to better days
as if this one were done

Despair among the waves does bring
an ocean brisk and cold
Now of this soul, a wanderer,
a solitude foretold

For on that day you kissed me soft
and said forever true
You took this man along the way
to fall in love with you

My smile reborn a thousand times,
so happy I would be
To think, an angel such as you
would come and walk with me

Till on that night, the moon so full,
I gazed horizons deep
Between the trails of fallen tears
my worried eyes did weep

I watched you holding hands with him,
as twinkling stars did shine
Never looking back at me,
no longer were you mine

You fooled me once, that was enough
my dreams now torn apart
As I am merely just a fool,
who wears a broken heart


8/29/18

Written for the Fool me once Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brenda Chiri

Copyright © Chris Green | Year Posted 2018

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Haley Fisher Date: 9/4/2018 8:34:00 AM Very well written. I feel the emotion. Congrats on your win. My favorite line, "You fooled me once, that was enough", words we should all live by. Login to Reply Chris Green Date: 9/4/2018 11:31:00 AM Thank you so much Haley for your kind thoughts. I am happy you enjoyed this one

Charles Messina Date: 9/4/2018 5:14:00 AM This is great Chris. Yes sad and heartfelt. Very well written my friend. Congrats on your well deserved top win...Charlie Login to Reply Chris Green Date: 9/4/2018 11:31:00 AM Thanks so very much Charlie for your nice comment

Roy Pett Date: 9/4/2018 5:07:00 AM Congratulations on your well deserved win Chris with your excellent poem, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this sad but beautifully written piece. :)) Login to Reply Chris Green Date: 9/4/2018 11:30:00 AM Thanks so much Roy. I am glad you liked it.

Janice Canerdy Date: 8/30/2018 3:42:00 PM So beautiful, so sad, Chris!! Janice Login to Reply Chris Green Date: 8/30/2018 4:00:00 PM Thanks so very much Janice

Brandy Nicole Date: 8/30/2018 1:21:00 PM A heart will fall, sometimes with the right person- other times with one that loves another. Your thoughts express this emotion and these moments perfectly. ~ Brandy Login to Reply Chris Green Date: 8/30/2018 1:27:00 PM Thank you so much Brandy. I appreciate your kindness.

Demetrios Trifiatis Date: 8/30/2018 7:33:00 AM What a marvelous dramatic poem that narrates the grief of a broken heart my friend, Chris! Superb touching writting! Login to Reply Chris Green Date: 8/30/2018 8:38:00 AM Thanks so very much my friend. I am happy you liked it.

Joanna Daniel Date: 8/30/2018 1:39:00 AM Wow! A fitting poem for the contest, Chris, sure to win:) Login to Reply Chris Green Date: 8/30/2018 8:37:00 AM Thanks so very much Jo. I always smile when you stop by. : )

Virginia Mcinnis Date: 8/29/2018 8:43:00 PM Great poem! I enjoyed the flow and story. "To think, an angel such as you would come and walk with me" and "my worried eyes did weep" I am such a sucker for heartbreak. Thanks for sharing your poem with us! Login to Reply Virginia Mcinnis Date: 8/30/2018 4:21:00 PM That's wonderful. I will have to read those. My writing tends to lean more towards the longing, brokenhearted. I hope one day it takes a happier turn :) Chris Green Date: 8/30/2018 8:37:00 AM Thanks so very much Virginia. I appreciate your visit today and your wonderful comments. Most of my poetry is about happy love but there are also many that tell the tale of the brokenhearted.

Ilene Bauer Date: 8/29/2018 12:16:00 PM chris - this is so sad but so very beautifully written! best of luck in the contest - this sounds like a winning entry to me... Login to Reply Chris Green Date: 8/29/2018 1:36:00 PM Thank you so much Ilene. I am happy you enjoyed it.

Tim Smith Date: 8/29/2018 11:49:00 AM Maybe fooled but never the fool Login to Reply Chris Green Date: 8/29/2018 1:35:00 PM That's a matter of opinion. : ) Thanks so much Tim

John Hamilton Date: 8/29/2018 10:11:00 AM We may have been fooled once, but we're smarter now right Chris? Hope the memories fade with time, they did in my case. Love second time around is even better...if you make the right choice. I always enjoy your writing! Login to Reply Chris Green Date: 8/29/2018 1:35:00 PM Thanks so much John. I appreciate your kindness always my friend.

Winged Warrior Date: 8/29/2018 9:42:00 AM Right now, I would like to be a fool in love...nicely rendered Chris...best of luck my friend...^WW^ Login to Reply Chris Green Date: 8/29/2018 1:34:00 PM Thanks so much my friend. To be a fool in love does sound like fun, to be the fool as it walks away, well, not so much. : )