Madelin Barton Poet Free verse

Painful Goodbyes

Cold body nestles itself in
A cozy warm blanket
Under the spell of a swaying moon
I lose myself in this empty room

Surrounded by darkness
Memories of you that once swoon
Slowly begin to fade
As the hollowness inside
Insists on keeping me awake

Distance so cold
Seeps into my bones as desolate tears
Have penned in my soul
Painful verses and prose

So much time has gone by
I search to find small
Glimpses of our lives entwined
I can no longer make out your face
But a part of me keeps searching to find you anyway

Come morning
I will curse my own life
For who says half dead
Is the same as being alive

So many times I try to wish you away but
For me, it's like you never left my side

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Terry Burns February 24, 2013 at 10:41 PM Such passion you have; you must have loved this person with a tender heart easily broken. your heart seems still to be fond. I was deeply moved in your telling and humbled by your masterful interpretation of love lost. I shall enjoy reading more of your poems. Madelin Barton March 1, 2013 at 8:24 AM I did very much so...I still do I always have always will...Love changes but it doesn't die it just redirects Thank you for commenting on my poetry -Maddie

Seren Roberts February 20, 2013 at 9:19 PM Enjoyed your poem well done. .......Seren Madelin Barton February 28, 2013 at 8:17 PM thank you so much - Maddie as Ninny Threadgoode once quoted from one of my fav. films A heart can be broken, but it will keep beating just the same It's true we are where we need to be :) and as we grow so will our chances of finding what we really want I believe that wholeheartedly