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Oh, Go Away Yesterday

As past words ring, lost in hollow emotions, I find each thought in my head but commotion like the endless roar of the waves in the ocean. OH, go away yesterday. Moments that pass leave me lost and breathless, through sleepless nights, my mind muddled and restless, I pray for the end, yet I am left deathless. OH, go away yesterday. With ages past and resolve that's been shaken, my all I have given and all you have taken but now you have left me forlorn and forsaken. OH, go away yesterday. To the future I gaze in search of my destiny, as time passes slow and I walk through gethsemane, these retrospect eyes leave me dark as ebony. OH, go away yesterday. 04/03/2018

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Lindsay Laurie

Date: 2/21/2022 3:56:00 PM

Hello James ... truly poetic indeed. What more can I write - thanks James - Lindsay

James Inman
Date: 2/23/2022 6:19:00 PM

Thanks for the visit and the lovely comment.

Susan Jeavons

Date: 5/8/2019 11:51:00 AM

I really enjoyed this poem James. I think we'd all like some of our yesterdays to go away, but then again, we want to keep some of those memories. Blessings, Susan

James Inman
Date: 5/8/2019 1:59:00 PM

I agree Susan, I have many beautiful memories. Thank you for your kind comment.

Jesse Rowe

Date: 9/23/2018 10:32:00 AM

Just finding this. Such a wonderful poem. I really liked the repeated line. Though yesterday is already gone.. they can find a way to linger with us.

James Inman
Date: 9/24/2018 1:09:00 AM

Thank you Jesse. The repeated line was offered as part of one of Broken Wing's (Dear Heart) contests. There were several but this one brought immediate thoughts to my mind and that type of inspiration is why I often write for contests, sometimes without even entering them.

J.W. Earnings

Date: 8/17/2018 5:35:00 AM

A very relatable poem and very marvelously made! -JWE

James Inman
Date: 8/17/2018 9:41:00 AM

Thanks JW.

Carole Duet

Date: 6/14/2018 2:00:00 PM

P.S. I re-read this one too and just wanted to let you know that I FAVED it. It is so...great!

James Inman
Date: 6/14/2018 3:02:00 PM

A second lovely comment and again it seems I missed your earlier one. Please forgive my oversight Carole. It was unintentional. Thank you.

Line Gauthier

Date: 6/2/2018 6:11:00 PM

Congrats, James, on your gold medal win.

James Inman
Date: 6/2/2018 6:14:00 PM

Thank you Line.

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 6/1/2018 5:49:00 PM

Hello James, yes that is how i feel about yesterday sometimes. Have a nice evening my frind.

James Inman
Date: 6/1/2018 5:54:00 PM

Thank you Darlene.

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 5/30/2018 9:14:00 PM

often we feel like the past is a hindrance to our happiness. We ought to look forward in that case, I love the rhythmic feel to this. gl in the contest

James Inman
Date: 5/30/2018 9:23:00 PM

Hi, thank you for your visit and your lovely comment.

Janis Medders Tobechi

Date: 5/26/2018 4:49:00 PM

We all have felt this way one time or another. Great emotions and a great write. Good luck in the contest.

James Inman
Date: 5/26/2018 8:26:00 PM

Thank you for the kind words.

Maria Williams

Date: 5/22/2018 6:36:00 AM

I see from the comments below that this excellent poem won in the contest. I'm not surprised . I love the refrain, emphasizes the point of yesterday still haunting today. Congratulations James....Maria hugs

James Inman
Date: 5/22/2018 6:56:00 PM

The poem was built around the refrain that was given by Broken Wings. She let you choose from several in the contest. It spoke to me. Thank you Maria.

Paul Callus

Date: 5/20/2018 1:05:00 PM

Yours is a very expressive poem, James. Our yesterdays often come back to haunt us. I like the connection between 'forlorn and forsaken' and 'gethsemane'. Regards // paul

James Inman
Date: 5/20/2018 3:00:00 PM

Yes Paul, a bit of a religious reference, not specifically about the betrayal of Christ and how he was forsaken by his apostles but about the betrayal of our past and how we at times feel forsaken by life, notice the lower case g in gethsemane. I very much appreciate that you noticed that, I didn't think anyone would. Thanks for the wonderful comment.

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton

Date: 5/19/2018 5:53:00 PM

Elegantly articulated James. I particularly love the last 4 lines of your poem.

James Inman
Date: 5/19/2018 7:53:00 PM

Leanne, thank you for your lovely visit and kind words.

Faraz Ajmal

Date: 5/19/2018 3:27:00 PM

Oh it s a great write James, really enjoyed reading this, congrats on your wonderful win, it is indeed a beauty

James Inman
Date: 5/19/2018 4:37:00 PM

Thank you Faraz.

Joseph May

Date: 5/19/2018 2:00:00 PM

Very nicely written James, Congrats on your win

James Inman
Date: 5/19/2018 3:06:00 PM

Thanks Joseph

Laura Breidenthal

Date: 5/18/2018 2:40:00 PM

Exemplary rhyming throughout - love the line "I pray for the end, yet I am left deathless." -what a line! I also like, "my all I have given and all you have taken" - a powerfully emotive mourning of the heart. Yesterdays musn't take control of our minds, because we cannot control the past. It's easy to find ourselves looking back, but sometimes it can serve as a distraction to not move forward - at least in my experience. Congrats on your win by the way in the contest. (: Always, Laura

James Inman
Date: 5/18/2018 3:47:00 PM

Hi Laura, so little time of late, thank you for sharing yours for a visit. For me forward and backward often seem to have little meaning, my life seems to be a multitude of Borromean Rings, there are so many to follow but as you follow each one it always leads you back to the beginning.

Robert Lindley

Date: 5/18/2018 5:04:00 AM

"" With ages past and resolve that's been shaken, my all I have given and all you have taken but now you have left me forlorn and forsaken. OH, go away yesterday. "" ^^ Solid gold my friend. A fav......

James Inman
Date: 5/18/2018 3:33:00 PM

Robert, your kind comments overwhelm me, thank you.

Chris Hagy

Date: 5/17/2018 3:53:00 PM

Great write James, love the rhyme flow :)...I have one of those yesterdays I would prefer to go away...

James Inman
Date: 5/17/2018 4:13:00 PM

So sorry to hear that Chris, but worse, I don't think they ever will, at least not for me. Thank you.

Pandita Sietesantos

Date: 5/16/2018 2:01:00 PM

Congratulations on your win, my friend! The excellent quality of this piece, imagery, and smooth-flowing rhymes all tell me why it's a winner! Love it! Hugs. Pandita

James Inman
Date: 5/16/2018 2:08:00 PM

Thank you Pandita, I enjoyed yours as well.

Constance La France

Date: 5/15/2018 2:26:00 PM

James, congratulations on your win in my contest with this beautifully penned poem, I loved it, well done~

James Inman
Date: 5/16/2018 2:07:00 PM

I left a response to your comment BW, and someone seems to have taken it : ). Don't know where it went. Annnyyywayyy, thank you for your wonderful comment, and for hosting another great contest.