Photographs

Looking through our photographs
reliving days of old
as I wept,
I felt regret
for a love that had gone cold

How long had this been going on?
In every pose you’d smile
our wedding day;
the kids’ birthdays
pretending all the while

How could I have missed the signs?
Was I really that naïve?
Apparently,
you didn’t want me
and just couldn’t wait to leave

This picture shows our little girl
as she stands next to you
it seemed so odd 
through your façade
I still didn’t have a clue

Here’s one of our honeymoon;
our son’s first day of school
You didn’t let on,
you’d soon be gone
I feel like such a fool!

Now looking through our photographs
my eyes are blurred with tears
your happy glow
was just a 'show'
to end in coming years

sad loverhyme

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M.P. Shaudd

April 20, 2017 at 4:14 PM

Gayle, excellent poem! I prefer the easy to read and to the point poems. You accomplished both. Don't be too hard on yourself, we are all played the fool from time to time.

Gayle Rodd

April 21, 2017 at 5:44 AM

Thank you M.P. I have read a few poems that string beautiful, elegant words together but in the end leave me scratching my head because I don't know what they were trying to convey, so I can relate! thx again for reading

Chris Green

April 20, 2017 at 11:11 AM

Gayle, the way you write and express yourself is in such a genuine form regardless of if this or your other work is fact or fiction. You lead the reader in and along the journey and they leave believing every word you write. Nicely done. Nice rhyme scheme too.

Chris Green

April 20, 2017 at 11:46 AM

Yep, I definitely agree.

Gayle Rodd

April 20, 2017 at 11:25 AM

Thank you for the kind words Chris. Sometimes our greatest pain produces the richest poetry, don't you agree?