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
Copyright © Gregory Richard Barden | Year Posted 2017
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