On a Lonely Bench

Sitting on a lonely bench,
Memories got me blenched,
Your heart I tried to clench,
Though, the rains got me drenched,
From hearts I needed to entrench...

Your words not retrenched,
From things I wanted to bent,
While you often tended to bend,
Without letting me mend...

You, I tried to fend,
You borrowed and erased the times I used to lend,
Manipulated and used by you,
Pretending to be a friend...

From hallows I ascended
From errors you descended,
My life wished to be attended.
Even though, you got me expended,
My hands were still extended,
Even though, you got me offended...

The times I misspended,
You still condescended me,
Though, the changes were about to be impended,
I was still amended,
And I was still intended...

But, I was not comprehended,
Even though, you were condemned and untamed,
While I was aimed to be blamed,
Still, more thing you wanted to borrow and gain...

Although, this is the end,
The ways, I will paint,
For the pains to get unbended,
As I contemplate nature and life,
With memories that swayed and portended,
As my soul slowly transcended,
While sitting on a lonely bench...
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Oyewole Avatar
May 10, 2013 at 1:17 PM
Well formed. Congrats on your win.
Hendricks Avatar
May 10, 2013 at 12:57 PM
Congratulations on an awesome win, Ruben. :-)
A  Avatar
May 9, 2013 at 11:05 PM
Ruben, thank you for impressing me with your awesome poem. Congrats ~SKAT~
Maharaj Avatar
May 9, 2013 at 4:41 AM
Wow :) love it.. and relate to it. The beach is also the place i tend to be in my time of loneliness...
Sibanda Avatar
May 7, 2013 at 3:26 PM
Well-written .Enjoyed reading your poem.
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