No One There

No One There


The past is always haunting me.
It just won't ever let me be.
Just when I think I'm in the clear.
It shuts me down and leaves me here.

Where I don't seem to have a choice.
I answer in a timid voice.
When asked if I am still in town.
The best that I can do is frown.

I'm not sure what people think.
When they can see my heart just sink.
For I don't have an answer why.
I just gave up, didn't even try.

I've been through many phases now.
When I look back I'm not sure how.
I reached a point where I did change.
To a life where I just now feel strange.

My hopes of love keep falling through.
So long now don't know what to do.
I whisper sweetly thoughts I share.
With my true love, but no one's there.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021



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Date: 5/11/2021 3:22:00 PM
Sad one, Leslie but so glad to see you back here posting. You are the one I am seeing at FB once in a while , right? I think you are using your old name there? Please keep writing!!
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Date: 5/11/2021 6:36:00 PM
Yes, that’s me. Some people don’t know about Leslie, so I didn’t change it on facebook. Thanks for encouraging me to write more.
Date: 5/4/2021 1:23:00 PM
a poignant poem, leslie! i think the past is always with us, even if we try to escape it...
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Date: 5/10/2021 5:18:00 PM
Hi ilene, good to hear from you. I haven't posted much lately. Thanks for your comment. Hope you came through this crazy year well and safe.
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