My fear is standing next to my set future,
While my heart’s stuck deep in the past.
Still wandering lost in a love that’s gone,
Caught between what was and what’s to come.
Waking up every day, forever holding your peace, walking through the hours lost in your dreams.
Lying on my deathbed with a heavy, lost heart, carrying the weight of a love lost in time.
And though the future waits with open arms,
My heart can’t follow, trapped in past arms.
So here I stand, torn between two lives,
Afraid to choose, afraid to take another step.
Am I a better man today
Than yesterday? Who knows
Outwardly nobody can say
Inwardly there I was..
I was, this pretty much describes
Me in the present tense
I’m living in the past that dies
Within a plot I sense
It saves a better life for us
That’s where I belong
Isn't in something you may trust
Apart of life that's gone
Those days with darling love I keep
In files of memory
I never thought it goes that deep
Deeper than we can see.
I saw you lift the glass,
While I sat still in the class,
Staring out at the grass,
As Julius Lilos walked past,
Lost in thoughts of mass,
And echoes of the past,
That I can't quite surpass,
Bounded by shadows cast,
Leaving me gasping fast,
Shattered, like broken glass.
Tell me why my first instinct is to reminisce,
To stare at photos filled with memories of bliss.
Each scroll weighs heavy, burdened by truth,
Moments captured, now lost in youth.
I wonder where I fell short?
I thought you liked the way I tasted,
The way I called out your name?
You said my smile was your uttermost favorite,
So I tried to be the happiest girl I could be.
It’s a shame how long this love story lasted,
Because I thought you were going to be my forever home,
Echoes of affection, now seemingly alone.
I was once treasured, but now I’m merely a choice,
A name to summon when bored, just a lost voice.
A love unreturned, a heart in pain,
I’m just a girl with love so true,
I don’t understand…?
why doesn't that seem enough for you?
When the lights go off
When curtains are drawn
When stillness settles here
I lie thinking
It is you swirling in me like feathers in soft winds or letters over an ocean
Like a little girl swings in spring time
Swaying slow
At the bus stops by the ways where vineyards grow
At times you try and hide
Some how your feelings show:
Puddled eyes, swaying hips both arms in a hold,
Drawing circles in the sand with the end of your toes
Over time you became so quiet
I left you in the stillness the nostalgic silence like the lost bow of a violin
Perhaps in time retirements
Perchance someday we'll find it
You fell and wept, I knelt as you bled, there's a scar that I've nursed on the side of your leg
Ja 'quelle
My late wife has told me;
It was so easy to fall in love with me?
My late love; I saw a glimpse,
And thought
She was a shiny thing!
My late love was shown my scars,
When suddenly
It was easy to leave.
My late love taught me;
Her desire was being left behind!
What if this amazement of my late love,
My wife,
That she wishes to still stay by my side?
I love her blissfully!
R.I.P. Shannon
Emerald Isle. ( song )
.
One ... day I will return to the emerald isle
That I ..love
Where I was born
And my heart belongs
To chase the pretty girls again
And listen to the old
...folk songs……..
.
For although I be a travelling man
And my feet cannot stay still...
So I roam…,,,
I’ve yet to find
A better place
My heart can find a home….
.
How I long….
To breath that air again….
And touch the emerald green
Sit and watch the fishing boats
Sail by
Like as a boy I did
And….. dream
.
How I miss the old.. pub in town
And all the people I used to know…..
I wonder how many are living now
And how many underground
.
For although I be a travelling man
And my feet cannot stay still
So I roam…...
I’ve yet to find
A better place
My heart can find a home…….
.
How I long….
To breath that air again
And touch the emerald green…...
Sit and watch the fishing boats
Sail by
Like as a boy I did
And….. dream
.
One day I will return to the emerald isle…...
That I love
Where I was born……..
And my heart belongs
To chase the pretty girls again
And listen to the old
...folk songs
.
Peter Dome©2021.
I've been waiting for you for quite a while
Though when you resurfaced I was unable to smile
I was tangled up in a web of lies
with the one I needed to say goodbye
His grip was strong as he held me tight
Blinding me; I could not see your light
The day arrived when I came to my senses
Letting go of all past defenses
I washed away all of my sins
Now I am ready to begin
I needed time to heal my heart
That is why we could not start
Time was my friend throughout this trial
It sure was indeed, all the while
I am free now to pursue
whatever I wish myself to do
I am secure, I am for real
Let's go ahead and make our deal
There are no tricks, only treats
Therefore we'll endure any defeats
Let the past be forgotten
Failing relationships, it makes us rotten
Communication is the key
For me for you, you for me
I long to hold you close, hold you near
making all your nightmares disappear
I always wondered what we could be
Me inside you, you inside me
I love you more than you could ever know
So let's get started and give it a go!
Copyright 2/19
How many lovers
Pen in hand
Sat on this park bench
Inspired by the kiss of this same sun
Enjoying a breathtaking moment
In spite of their heavy heart
Writing a love letter to their beloved
Separated for any number of reasons
Obligation, tragedy or even war
When I close my eyes
I could be in any era
Today we email, tweet or text
But back when things were more simple
Things were a lot more complicated
The letter was by far the most romantic
When all is said and done, it always will
AP: 3rd place 2020
Reclaim a past love
find out what you've been missing
I am now happy
Why can't you love me when I love you?
Why couldn't you be there for me when I needed you?
Why couldn't you have just been okay?
Why did you cheat on me that day?
Why can't we make everything go away?
Why can't we sit along that beautiful bay?
Why on that day,
did you take our love away?
Why couldn't you have loved me,
When I then once loved you too.
When I see him standing there,
My heart starts to ruthlessly pounding
I decide to say a silent prayer
Asking God for His expedient blessing
Thoughts of our time together
Create pictures inside my mind
But I refuse to grow bitter
Because I know love is blind
The memories quiet my dreams
Of all that might have been with him
True love isn’t all that it seems
The sparkle in my eyes grows dim
He walks over and smiles toward me
I feel the heat rise in my face
Hoping that he won’t see
I pray for God’s amazing grace
Before he has the chance to say hello
I turn and walk out the door
Refusing to go with the flow
Realizing that I want more
Our time together is in the past
Times filled with hope, faith and love
But the memories will forever last
They are gifts from God above
©2014 by Regina Riddle
Embers of past love
Soaked in pale memory dust
Where love equals lust
It appeared, for the longest time, that I was over you.
Each day my mind would bury your memory,
Continualy obsturing your face and your touch.
I began to shift my gaze.
I started looking straight ahead.
The past was to my back.
But most recently, from the depths of my mind,
You sprang forth!
Now I am once again at a crossroad.
Which path should I take?
That is the only question that is on my mind.
It devours my whole being.
To my right;
It is a life of hardships,
But in the darkness you'll be there.
Embracing, pushing away our troubles.
And that is all we would need, each other.
Mediocrady, but love.
And to my left;
Life like the gentle flow of a river.
Lonely but easy going.
Walking in solidarity, being content.
And I will ever long for more.
Exceptional, but alone.
Thoughs are my options, but I am stuck
Looking at the diverging road.
My past love
I loved you but love you no more
My love i love you
And I know you love me
My past love
You gave up and left me
My love
Your here with your love for me
My past love
Once you were everything now your nothing
My love
You have my heart and you are my soul
My past love
Why do you still love me when i dont love you
My love
Our feelings shared they're intertwinded with our hearts
My past love
Your out of my heart but why do you put me in yours
My love
Your in my heart and I'm in yours thats how our life is.
My past love
I can love you no more for
My love
Is here for me and you are not and never were
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