Twilight of Love

TWILIGHT OF LOVE

                                       YOU DO NOT OR WILL EVER LOVE ME
                                       THE WAY I WOULD LIKE YOU TO
                                       YOUR HEART ONLY HAS MEMORIES OF ANOTHER
                                       IN YOUR PAIN OF FORGETTING HER
                                       YOU NEED ONLY TO REMEMBER
                                       HOW TRANSITIONAL YOUR LIFE MUST BE NOW
                                       WHEN YOU HOLD ME IT FEELS LIKE
                                       THERE IS SOME TWILIGHT OF LOVE
                                       OR THE NEED FOR LOVE
                                       I CAN LOVE YOU KNOWING WHEN TRUE
                                       TIMES TAKE OVER YOU WILL BE GONE
                                       I'LL WAIT UNTIL THAT TIME COMES
                                       WHY BECAUSE I LOVE YOU
                                       EVEN IF IT IS THE ART OF WANTING LOVE
                                       YOU ARE THE ONE I WANT
                                       YOU ARE THE ONE I NEED
                                       JUST BY KNOWING YOU A SHORT WHILE 
                                       HOW ENRICHING MY LIFE HAS BECOME
                                       I KNOW YOU ARE THE MAN 
                                       I DREAMED OF ALL MY LIFE
                                       MORE THAN THAT I KNOW
                                       YOU ARE JUST A DREAM
                                       HOW REAL WAS THE FANTASY FOR ME
                                       I COULD ONLY THANK YOU
                                       FOR LETTING ME KNOW YOU DO EXIST
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Schlesinger-Fleming Avatar
January 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Congratulations, Willette on your poem being featured on the PS homepage. I enjoyed the grace it shed on a love that might never come to fruition. Beautiful write.
A  Avatar
June 22, 2016 at 9:09 PM
Well done, Willette....SKAT
Harmon Avatar
May 3, 2024 at 6:38 AM
Hello Skat, never too late to say thank you my luv.
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