tell the night to hold me -

I made your shining castle but I built it ‘pon the sand and steadfastly tried to constrain the tide but the bastions didn’t stand I worked to bloom your Eden with the wares to see us thru but the ripened fruits grew corrupted roots and I shared them all with you oh tell the night to hold me I’m no longer in your arms I will brood and swoon cradled by the moon ever pining for your charms yes tell the night to hold me June no longer follows May 'til the moonlight blue beams me back to you I'll forget about you ... every day I dreamed for you one family love to last while we grew old yet my truth's demise bred our sad goodbyes with the wealth of tales I told I wished your brightest future lush with jubilance and mirth still I found recanted and took for granted the grand measure of its worth oh tell the night to hold me I no longer swim your eyes now instead I stare thru this vacant air as I count the countless why's yes tell the night to hold me ‘til Apollo's aged and gray for unless these stars are not mine but ours I'll forget about you ... every day I prayed for the knight in armor who would stand beside you true though it came to be that man wasn't ME and that ripped my heart in two I promised that you'd be happy and in ways, that's come to be wed a man who's good - loves you as he should though I wish it had been … me oh tell the night to hold me it no longer heeds my will as I feared the most I've become a ghost and I’ve no tears left to spill yes tell the night to hold me I've got nothing more to say I’ll remand what's just as I’m turned to dust and forget about you ... every day 'til I'm swept by winds … away. ~ 1st Place ~ in the "Your Best Poem Ever" Premiere Poetry Contest, John Hamilton, Judge & Sponsor. ~ 1st Place ~ in the "N/A The Day Away" Poetry Contest, Lu Loo, Judge & Sponsor. ~ 1st Place ~ in the "Your Choice (2), Any Form, Any Theme" Poetry Contest, Brian Strand, Judge & Sponsor. ~ 1st Place ~ in the "Poem of the Day" Poetry Contest, Richard Lamoureux, Judge & Sponsor. ~ 1st Place ~ in the "Last Letter To My Beloved" Poetry Contest, Silent One, Judge & Sponsor. ~ 1st Place ~ in the "Piece De Resistance" Poetry Contest, The Name Forsakes Me, Judge & Sponsor. ~ 1st Place ~ in the "Lost Love 2017 Poetry Contest", John Hamilton, Judge & Sponsor. ~ 2nd Place ~ in the "Screwed XX" Poetry Contest, Rob Carmack, Judge & Sponsor. ~ 2nd Place ~ in the "Your Best Poem" Poetry Contest, Chantelle Anne Cooke, Judge & Sponsor. ~ Poem Of The Day ~ on Poetry Soup, featured and awarded on July 7, 2017 - thank you kindly, Admins! ~ Number 16 Top Poem ~ on Poetry Soup's Top 100 All-Time Best Poems List