You Are Gone

It's the sorrow no king can heal
The pain that surrounds is so real;
Now your pillow lays there cold,
There's nothing but space for me to hold.

So in my bed I lie alone,
Not knowing where you have gone;
No matter how hard I tried,
Still you were unsatisfied.

I remember when you belonged to me,
But now I need to set you free.
I think of loss and weep with pain,
To find the loss was all in vain.

I'll look back for one last gaze,
When time we spent were happier days;
But all the pipedreams that you wove,
Meant nothing more than loss of love.

Still the memory of your smile,
Lingers in my heart awhile;
But life is charted well for you,
As you leave the old to find the new.

It is hard to leave but I cannot stay,
For my hurt is sore so I'll walk away;
It hurts to be empty but I'll be filled again,
It's just a matter of how not when.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011


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Date: 6/23/2012 8:55:00 PM
Even the saddest of your poems have a measure of hope and resolution. Your final verse made me feel much better! Well done Elizabeth!! Love, Keith :)
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Date: 6/12/2011 1:25:00 PM
I enjoy your poems very much Elizabeth! You could even say I loave them.:) That's in reference to your rhyme of wove and love. Kind of takes the fun out of ribbing when you feel the need to explain what your saying. hhhhhhh:)
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Date: 6/12/2011 4:06:00 AM
Enjoyed reading your work today. This is a sad but beautiful piece. It has a nice rhythm and flow to it. Nice expression, love the last line, although about something sad its a nice positive end. Best wishes to you Em :)
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Date: 6/11/2011 5:27:00 PM
wow. ilove this poem. its soo sad. and it was beutifully written. nice rhymin too
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Date: 6/11/2011 8:22:00 AM
This poem shows pain, lost love and that empty feeling when love is lost in your heart. So sad but so true and you penned it so well. I love the last line it shows the survivor inside. God Bless Phyl
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Date: 6/10/2011 8:38:00 PM
great poem of loss and the pain and emptiness that go along with it, you also emerge from your pain hopeful , knowing that you will love again
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