Best Hutchins Poems


Lost Love

If only you could see the tears
In the world you left behind
You fill my days, my nights, my dreams
You’re all that’s on my mind

Your laugh I’ll never hear again
Your smile I’ll never see
Memories now are all I have
Since loneliness found me

Time was never on your side
Your short life had to end
Now I'm left in pain without
My love and my best friend

The sadness, the emptiness
The pain I have to face
Will never leave my life
For you’re a loss I can’t replace

Even though the rain will fall
And the sun will still shine on
My life will just exist
Because my whole world now is gone

You are an Angel high above now
Watching over me
But someday I know once again
Together we will be

You’re my angel in the sky above 
Holding all my broken love 
And though I’m lost down here alone 
I know one day you’ll lead me home 

So I’ll wait for the day we meet again 
Where goodbye won’t ever have to end 
Till then I’ll carry you inside my soul 
You were my heart… you made me whole..

For when my time on earth is done
You’ll come and take my hand
And guide us to eternal love
Together in God's land..

By Raina Hutchins

Will You Remember Me

I know I haven't seen you
I know we’re miles apart
I know I cannot hold you
But I feel you in my heart

Is it wrong to think of you
And you to think of me
Trying not to want 
What we know can never be

Wondering, should we start this 
But it’s already begun
Unable to undo
Potential damage that’s been done

Torn between what’s right and wrong
And what I feel inside
Knowing what will be there
When I look into your eyes

Feeling so confused right now
I find it hard to sleep
I know I’m standing on the edge 
Of something much too deep

If we fall, will we lose it all
Or find a love we can't deny
Just one touch could change it all
So tell me, do we run...or do we try

If this is fate, I don't want to fight
Even if forever isn't true
I want to feel you for just one night
So I can hold on to you

Destined for one night of love
One night that we will treasure
One night filled with ecstasy
Where we will come together

But when our night is done, I wonder
Will you set me free...
Will you let me go...
Will you remember me...


By Raina Hutchins

Kiss and Say Goodbye

You're on my mind all of the time
In dreams when I’m asleep
I know I should be running, but
With you I'm in too deep 

Why you came into my life
I guess I’ll never know 
Why can’t I hold on to you
Instead of letting go

I never made you promises
I knew it wasn’t fair
For I’m not free to love you 
I'm not free to care

“Keep it real” you always say
But you must try to see
That all this love you have inside
Just isn’t meant for me

Have you heard the saying 
“Nothing good will last forever”
Just remember what we had
And what we shared together

My time with you was not enough
I knew I couldn’t stay 
We’ll never have tomorrow
But we did have yesterday

You took me on journey
To a place I’ve never been
A feeling so insatiable
A night of lust and sin

For you I’ll always hunger
Our connection was insane
But while I hold the memory
Someone else will speak your name

Will you still remember me
When you’re with someone new
Will you still feel me
When I’m reaching out for you

If I’d had the chance to take 
Possession of your soul
I would have made it smile
I would have made you whole

You and I can never be  
Our worlds are far apart
But you I won’t forget
For you’re engraved here in my heart

Will you grant my last request
And stay for one more night
If it’s wrong to feel like this
I don’t want to be right

And when the dawn arises
You will dry the tears I cry
You’ll hold me one last time
Before we kiss and say goodbye...


By Raina Hutchins


Memories

Thinking back on you and I
It doesn’t seem that long
It’s hard for me believing how
The years have come and gone

Everything about you still
So fresh inside my mind
Precious memories locked away
But never left behind

I shared with you my daytimes
But my nights I spent alone
It tore my heart to know your nights
Were not spent on your own

I knew the risks involved
Because you wore a wedding ring
But I never knew the pain for me
That wedding band would bring

For years my heart was frozen
From a love that it once knew
But I knew my heart had melted
When I fell in love with you

With you and I together
So many things were shared
But most importantly
I never said how much I cared

I tried to hide this love from you
Afraid to let you see
Not knowing of the child we’d made
Growing inside of me

I knew I’d never be with you
I never could have stayed, because
We took away this tiny life
That you and I had made

There’s nothing else you could have done
On you I lay no blame
But now my life feels empty
Full of sadness, loss and shame

I would give my all to spend
Another night with you
For you to hold me in your arms
And say you love me too

But if this never happens
Then I want to tell you still
I loved you then, I love you now
I know I always will

And though we lost what might have been
Your ghost still lingers deep within
A love that time cannot undo
I always will come back to you

I loved you then, I love you now
Even if I don’t know how, to
Let you go or set you free...
You'll always be a part of me.....


By Raina Hutchins

Goodbye

My life is torn between two worlds
Of now and used to be
But all I ever wanted 
Was the world of you and me

Memories of the only love 
That I have ever known
It’s hard to hold them in my heart
But hard to let them go

At times I wonder who I am
Where did I go wrong 
Why am I so lonely 
In a life I don’t belong

I'm learning how to breath 
Without your name
How to love myself 
Through all this pain

If letting go 
Is the only way I'm free
I need to say goodbye to you
And live again for me

I know my heart will never heal
While feeling so much pain
I’ll never find the sunshine 
While I’m following the rain

Too late now for miracles
They wouldn’t change a thing
For someone else’s finger
Now wears your wedding ring

But though our song has ended
You still want us to dance
And though I’m still in love with you
My heart can't take the chance

Forever I will miss you
And forever I will cry, but
To find myself again
I know I have to say goodbye..

By Raina Hutchins

Boy and Girl

I feel my mind go wondering back
And let the years unfold
To when I first met you
When we were just eleven years old

So innocent and young we were
Just holding hands together
When we shared our first kiss
I thought you’d stay with me forever

But then as we grew up
I left behind my school girl days
It broke my heart to turn our backs
And go our separate ways

And as the years passed by
I tried to put you from my mind
For I had family ties now
Leaving memories far behind

But you and I had something
That forever would be there
A love that grew from innocence
That no one else could share

And though I tried forgetting
In my heart you did remain
For deep inside I knew one day 
Our paths would cross again

We couldn’t hide our feelings
Though we both knew it was wrong
For we were man and woman now
The boy and girl had gone

But deep inside we’d always known
That 'we' could never be
While you were tied to someone else
I had my family

So once again you walk away
But never will you know
The sadness and the pain inside
The tears I'll never show

The heartache that will stay with me
Until the day I die
For you will always be the love I lost
Who said goodbye...


By Raina Hutchins


For All Eternity

As daylight dawns my eyes close
On another sleepless night
So cold and all alone without
Your arms to hold me tight

I look out through the glass
And watch the sunrise in the sky
And still I find no answers
As again I’m asking why

My nights they seem so endless
Then I face another day
So full of pain and loneliness
Since God took you away

People say that time will heal
That I’ll get over you
That one day I will laugh again
That I’ll find someone new

I only wish they’d understand
Why that will never be
I’ll never love another
For you were my destiny

Take me back to when we were
I need you by my side 
For every night I'll call your name 
And in your love I'll always hide

And though I've tried to carry on
My fears I cannot hide
I just can’t face this world alone
Without you by my side

The tablet bottles empty now
And on our bed I lay
I put my hands together
Then I close my eyes and pray

"Please God will you send back down
My Angel from above
Then he will gently take my hand
And lead me back to love.. 

He’ll guide the way to Heaven
Where together we will be
Two Angel's who are blessed with love
For all eternity"...


By Raina Hutchins

Without You - There Is No Me

I looked into your eyes and saw the window to my soul
And knew right then for me there’s only you 
I knew this was forever, I surrendered to this love 
I was lost every time I looked at you

I felt I had I been searching, trying every door
But every flame I lit too quickly died
Until the day I found you, just waiting there for me
I knew I’d always want you by my side

My love for you was easy, innocent and blind 
There were no chains or walls around my heart
With you there was beginning, there’d never be an end 
I never dreamed we’d ever be apart

Sometimes we lost touch with our feelings inside
We had our share ups and downs and fears
But mostly we were happy, so I guess I never dreamed
My happiness would be replaced with tears 

On the day you left me, devastated, in despair
And emptiness invaded all my days
My fragile heart was shattered, broken beyond repair
With too much pain that time cannot erase

In love you’re always standing, you never learn to fall, 
Or stop to think what life is all about
You never dream that one day there’s a chance you’ll be alone 
You never dream this love you’ll be without

Your presence here still lingers...it won’t leave me alone  
It haunts my days, my nights, my thoughts, my dreams
I don’t know how to do this and be here on my own
This loss is so much harder than it seems

I know I mustn’t let the past destroy what comes tomorrow
But without you I don’t know how to feel
Without you I’m broken, I’m lost and so alone
Without you I don’t know how to heal

I'd find you in the darkness, I'd call you through the pain 
Through every shattered memory, I'd love you just the same 
If time could turn around, I'd still choose you and me
Cause even when you're gone...you're everything I see

But even in my shattered world so shaken to its core
A second chance for you and I to be
I know I wouldn't hesitate; I know I’d take you back 
For without you in life, there is no me...


By Raina Hutchins

If I Stay

If I stay will you hold me
And comfort me through my tears
If I go will you miss me 
And live with regret through the years

If I stay will you kiss me
With the passion you used to show
If I go will you let me
Be someone you used to know
 
I’ve given you all of my fragile,
Every tear I tried to hide
But love shouldn’t feel like a battle
Just to stand here by your side.

If I stay will you promise
To always be faithful and true
If I go will you fetch me
And bring me back home to you

If I stay will you keep me
Tucked safely away in your heart
If I go will you find me
Or let us drift slowly apart

If I stay will you love me
Promise to not hurt me again
If I go will you stop me 
And heal this crippling pain

So tell me - is this worth saving
Or am I just afraid to be alone
If I’m already breaking without you
Maybe I’m stronger on my own

The choice I make now is forever
But what to do...I don’t know
Forgive, forget and be happy
Stay with you...or just let go...


By Raina Hutchins

One Night Only

Tonight we will be lovers
Tomorrow we’ll be friends
With you there’s no beginning 
With me there’ll be no end

For just one night I will be yours 
And you’ll belong to me
Tonight we’ll set the fire alight
We’ll set our passions free

I need to feel your touch
I need to feel you deep inside
Fulfilling all my needs
Until the sun begins to rise

Tonight, feed every hunger   
That’s ever gone unfed
Live out every fantasy
Hidden in your head

Work your magic on me baby
Take me from behind
I’ll drop down on my knees for you
And slowly blow your mind

We’ll lose ourselves between the sheets
Where whispered truths and heartbeats meet
No promises beyond tonight
Just you and me till morning light

With every kiss, with every touch, 
With every sweet caress
My body you will own
My soul you will possess

As you make sweet love to me
My juices overflow
In every sense I’ll feel you...
You’ll feel me too, I know

As the dawn draws closer
In your eyes I’ll see
Everything your feeling
As you lay inside of me

And when the sun arises
You’ll whisper in my ear
The word I know you have to say
That I don’t want to hear

We both know "one night only"
Would be all we ever knew
But always I will treasure
Every moment spent with you

By Raina Hutchins

You Had Me From Hello

You live a thousand miles away
So far across the sea
Still I search the reason why
Fate brought you here to me

I never dreamed I’d feel this way
From just one night with you
And always I’ll be wondering
If you still feel it too

If I could turn the hands of time
Or change the rivers flow
You wouldn’t drift away from me
I wouldn’t let you go

I live a lie of happiness
So no one sees my pain
Because I fear forever more
I won’t see you again

Time will pass and tears will fall
But still I won’t forget
For you’re the one night in my life
I never will regret

Across the distance, I feel your touch,
A fleeting night that meant so much,
Though time will steal what we once knew,
My heart will always wait for you

Memories and dreams
Are all that’s left to hold on to 
But while I hold the dream 
Someone else is holding you

You were my “Once in a Lifetime”
The moment of truth in my lies
Never will I find again
What I found when I looked in your eyes

My dreams are what keep me going
And I can’t wait to turn out the light
In sleep is when I am with you
And I don’t want to miss you tonight

I'm now just a memory in your past
You'll think of once in a while
But somehow, I know each time you do
My memory will make you smile

I'll always be your Juliet
And you my Romeo
And always ail be waiting
Because you had me from hello...

By Raina Hutchins

Know I'm Always There

I didn’t choose to leave you 
For here I don’t belong
But Heaven is my home now
So please my love be strong

I know you cannot hear me
So I'm sending you this prayer
I need for you close your eyes
And feel that I'm still there

When no one’s there to hold you up
You don’t know what to do
When your legs will walk no more
I will carry you

When you stumble down and fall 
Take my hand and rise
For when you cannot find your way
I will be your eyes

So lift your eyes when nights are long,
And whisper out my name,
For love like ours can’t fade away,
A love, not even death can change

Know that when you’re crying
I will wipe away your tears
When dreams are there to haunt you
I will fight away your fears

When loneliness surrounds you
And covers you with fear
Know I’m standing by your side
Know I'm always here

When you feel you can’t go on
When pain is just too real
Know I’ll never leave
Until your scars begin to heal

When dark descends upon you
And sleep no longer comes
I will lie beside you
Till you see the rising sun

I’m only just beyond the sky
Not very far from you
Though you can’t see or touch my hand
My love will pull you through

I know you’ll keep me in your heart
Even though I'm gone
For time cannot erase our love
In you, it will live on...


By Raina Hutchins

I'm Nothing Without You

You were the reason for my smile
But it's been vacant for a while
You are the reason why I’m here
I’m nothing without you

You are the reason for my song
The tears I’m crying all night long
Where did you and I go wrong
I’m nothing without you

No one here to see me cry
When you tell me one more lie
No one here to watch me die
I’m nothing without you

My colourless existence 
Fades to blue
Every dream that I dreamed 
Slowly slips out of view

Every night feels so empty,
Every day feels so long
Since the moment you left me
All the light is gone

If love was our forever
Tell me what I should do
Cause I’m lost in this life
I’m nothing without you

Remember what we used to be
Now your shadow lives inside of me
You never hear me when I plea
I'm nothing without you 

Now I’m lonely, sad and free
Fading in your memory
Your arms are where I need to be
I’m nothing without you

No more sunshine; only rain
No more laughter; only pain
Forever lonely I’ll remain
I’m nothing without you

I know my broken heart won't mend
I know I’ve lost my love, my friend
I know my life has reached its end
I’m nothing without you...


By Raina Hutchins

Please Listen To Her Prayer

While you’re watching over all your children from above
Listening as they send to you a prayer
Please God will you take some time to listen to my child
And find a way to let her know you’re there

Through the years she suffered a very tragic loss
Her happy life was shattered; torn apart
She tries so hard to hide the lonely tears she cries at night 
She tries so hard to hide her broken heart

Through the years she put aside her sadness and her pain
And found the strength to be both mum and dad
She never let them see the hurt, they only saw her smile
Although she’d lost the only love she had

She's struggled through the ups and downs that losing someone brings
She battled on and fears were cast aside
But every day I see the hurt and pain I know she feels
I see the unshed tears that fill her eyes

But now I see her worrying for someone else she loves
Her child...her precious life and soul
I watch the pain and sadness returning to her life
I watch the years of heartache take its toll  

So please God will you take a while and listen to her prayers
Let her worries, and her burdens cease
Take away her pain and sorrow, dry her lonely tears
And help my daughter find a sense of peace

When the tears she hides so well are falling in the dark
When the world feels heavy from all the pain she's known
When the night feels long...and the road is hard to bear
Let her know she's never on her own

I need for her to know you’re there no matter what life brings
To guide her when I know she's lost her way
I need to know that once again a smile will reach her eyes
That happiness, she will find again someday...

By Raina Hutchins

Why

Why did God create a life
That wasn’t meant to be
Why did He give eyes
If they were never meant to see

Why did He put breath in you
Then take that breath away
Why give you to me
If you were never meant to stay

Why show someone happiness
And how it feels to smile
And fill their hearts with hope
If it can only last a while

Why did God create the sun
When all it does is rain
How am I supposed to laugh
When all I feel is pain

I keep calling out your name
In the silence of the night
Praying somehow love like ours
Still exists beyond this life

Why let people dream
Knowing their dreams will not come true
Why should I find someone else
When all I want is you

Why say there’s a Heaven
When it doesn’t help to pray
Why is there tomorrow
When I long for yesterday
 
If Heaven holds you in its arms
Tell me somehow, it’s true
Because this broken heart keeps beating
Only just to be with you

What’s the point in searching
Knowing you’re not there to find
Why give someone life
If death is following behind

So why God when He took my love
Did He not take me too
For life is not worth living
If it means I don’t have you...

By Raina Hutchins

Get a Premium Membership
Turn off ads, get more exposure for your poetry, and get more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Diverse Voices: The Poetry of Human Rights and the Pursuit of Peace