Veni, Vidi, Vici

Empty words take the place of what I'd say;
I'm at a point of complete silence.
Under Carolina skies, cloudy and gray,
As these thoughts turn inside my head.

I'm not brokenhearted, nor do tears fall;
Can't believe what I've done more or less.
What I thought was love wasn't love at all;
Thrill is nostalgic and sinful, I guess.

Yeah, I do and don't like mistakes;
Who would hate a good adventure?
The ugly beauty of escapades,
Especially, when it was her.

So now is the time to move on,
And go make better of ourselves.
We've conquered the things that were wrong,
Leaving behind our stories to tell.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Kimathi Avatar
May 29, 2015 at 10:07 AM
A very good piece JT! Congrats for your great WIN! :-)
Dietrich Avatar
May 28, 2015 at 3:50 PM
I really like this one. Congrats for your win.
A  Avatar
May 28, 2015 at 3:03 PM
Honestly J.T., Congratulations, that is all :-) **SKAT WAS HERE** <---- copy paste.... hardy har har
Kithinji Avatar
September 18, 2013 at 3:51 AM
I came, I saw, I conquered... under cloudy and gray Carolina skies...who would hate a good adventure? Certainly not I...under the circumstances.
A   Avatar
June 10, 2013 at 9:41 AM
POETIC J. , a nice little win, in the SKAT' contest... xox~ Always & Forever *LINDA
Hendricks Avatar
June 9, 2013 at 5:18 PM
Congratulations on winning with this entry. Good one. :-)
Sirak Avatar
June 9, 2013 at 5:43 AM
Nice poem. Congrats on your win
A  Avatar
June 7, 2013 at 1:01 PM
P J., Congratulations with your poem. thank you for supporting my latest contest LUV~SKAT
Dietrich Avatar
December 17, 2012 at 9:01 AM
J.H. this is sad and I love how your poem depicts that sadness with the empty words line, and the cloudy Carolina skies. A good poem. I hope more people will see it. Luv, Andrea
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