When North Goes South
I want to run away
from the stares
when our friends
don’t see you there
Instead I walk confidently
like I don’t care
But inside
I feel like life’s unfair
Why did I believe you
when you said
we’d always be a pair
I tried
I begged and pleaded
Yet you pulled away
said I wasn’t what you needed
So down a different path
we both retreated
The outcome not my choice
it couldn’t be debated
All those years together
feel like they’ve been wasted
I guess for you
somehow love faded
Still a broken heart
can do more than weep
It can rise up
and walk down a different street
It can savour life without you
there are new people to meet
I have places to go
and meals to eat
There are others
who will quicken
my heart beat
I choose a life that's sweet
No girl
it’s not easy being through
I can’t ever forget you
If only you had meant it
when you said “I do”
Now my horizon is empty
I've lost my perfect view
You were the North Star
that I was guided too
All those moments
felt like they were far to few
Was it all just an illusion
did I ever really know you
It seems in this case
True North wasn't true
to the south
off you flew.
Fictional account inspired by
Bernadette Mullick’s poem
titled BTS Dedication.
Copyright © Richard Lamoureux | Year Posted 2020
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