L Milton Hankins Poet Sedoka

My Broken Heart

Did you hear me call?
I stood on the portico
Repeatedly called your name, 
You had turned away
Before I was calling you,
You turned fast, walked away.

I shall not call you -- 
You have brusquely turned away,
Now you must follow your heart
I no longer care,
You have killed my love for you
I do not care where you are. 

Still, I think of you
I wish you every success
I miss your gentle caress,
My love was tender
But I no longer anguish
My broken heart you have crushed.

written January 28, 2022

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Caren Krutsinger January 30, 2022 at 2:01 AM This sounds rough and raw."You have killed my love for you I do not care where you are. " Wow! I mean WOW! L Milton Hankins January 30, 2022 at 8:45 AM I think that is how many men feel (from my experiences) when a wife leaves them for someone else, particularly when they desert their children, too.

Bill Baker January 29, 2022 at 8:37 AM The pain is what we allow it to be, but in this world, all things will pass. Sad poem, as is life at times. Take care, Milt. Bill L Milton Hankins January 29, 2022 at 8:42 AM Thanks, Bill. I was trying out the Sedoka form. Thank goodness I'm not experiencing the emotions portrayed in the poem.