Sometimes Swans Swim Away Too Fast

SOMETIMES SWANS SWIM AWAY TOO SOON


What will happen if I feel this way every single day?
What will happen if I never forget when she went away?
The sun rises and so do I, unsure if I can do all the things I must
Because a lady turned my hopes into ashes and dreams into dust

It’s always about the same time when I watch the moon finally die
And only after a few hours do I begin to cry
I cry for my loss, I weep for my anger and I wail for my pitiful pain
Yet I feel only loneliness while I should harbor such disdain

But then I ruminate on how selfish of me it would be
How cruel to cage a swan when she yearns to swim so free
Free every day to discover a new pond, stream or lake
Oh, but what is also unfair is the feeling when I awake

It’s all the recollections of such a very short while
Which now makes me frown when once she made me smile
It’s a hurt so deep a canyon cannot compete
But I suppose even for a short while I should be glad we came to meet

So no matter what I’d like to know what God has to say
And let him explain if I’ll feel like this every day
Because if there is a God I’d like to know and hear His excuse
And now I’m crying every evening since He set my swan a loose
   ©2011.....Phreepoetree

Copyright © Jeffry Cohan | Year Posted 2011

Please Login to post a comment