After All We've Been Through
Inspired by the gorgeous image above After All We’ve Been Through by myoriginalsin
Please check out her amazing profile, you will be captivated!
I listened to advice
And so, I am here alone
Lying in a creaking boat of hope
As bitty holes let
Our tragedy seep in
And I start sinking again
I have tried to convince myself
That, yes
Yes
This is right
We should not be together
Their counsel for me to let you go
Is for something I surely don’t see
And yet they know
But then why?
Why is there an aching so deep
That any task needs
Absolute relevance to my existence
Or else I don’t even care
Why is there a picture in my mind
Of a summer’s day
And no matter how hard I try
You are there with me
You are squinting in the sun
You tell me things that I believe
And the very thought of it
Encompasses my body so much
I feel I have lived it
And when I open a book
That is supposed to engage me
Why do you gently land upon the page
In disguise of a butterfly
And I follow you
To a vast field
That smells of rain
A nostalgic scent of innocence
And life
And everything I want
Everything I hoped for
Begins to evolve in it all
And it always leads me back to you
This tightening in my chest
Protesting
After all we’ve been through
The drenching sun upon the crack of my ceiling
Love is not perfect, it’s a perfect feeling
I want them to tell me what is so fantastic
About this life I am living now
I want them to fill that barren wall
Or at least putty the holes in
I want them to call me at midnight
And make everything ok
I want them to sew up that dress that I tore
Like an invalid in the loss of us
But most of all
I just want you
And that’s the least of what they can do
Pet _
Love is not perfect, it’s a perfect feeling..
Oh hunnie this is so beautiful and something that I can really relate to..you have placed it perfectly. Hugs nd blessings and have a great weekend!
Mwa Xxxxxx
girlinthestars replied
thank you so very much Petra, I am so glad you liked this and am very flattered by your comment xx ~*
Lovesmusic
This is beautitul. I get it…
girlinthestars replied
thank you so very much, and for the favoriting too xx ~*
Solar Zorra
Your words are like a gentle breeze of sorrow. So many know that ache of longing for someone that peobably isn’t the best choice, but our hearts know no logic. Very nice….....loved it!
girlinthestars replied
hello Janine! So nice to see you here again, have missed you! But am glad you are out enjoying the brilliance of summer…thank you so very much xx * And I look forward to your new inspired work*
Sally Omar
Oh, I see we love the same pieces of art..I also did a poem for Originalsin’s awesome artwork…
Your writing is gorgeous…you are so very very talented…Hugs, Sally xxxxxooooo
girlinthestars replied
I saw that after I wrote this! How very funny! Thank you so very much Sally, always appreciated… xx ~*
lianne
Amy, the longing, the ache you express here moves me beyond words – it makes no rational sense to ache for someone who isn’t right for you, but we do it anyway. And the emptiness is not filled with advice or even the consolation of friends. One of the very finest pieces you have ever written!
girlinthestars replied
thank you so much Lianne, such a lovely, flattering comment, I am so glad you enjoyed this, it means so much! xx ~*
Alix Purcell
Wow. I love this. You change your approach throughout, your pattern alternates between effective methods of conveying this intense emotion, and yet it all seems so smooth! Great!
girlinthestars replied
thank you so much Alix. What a lovely comment, I am so flattered…xx ~*
myoriginalsin
I LOVE it. Your words always take my breath away and leave me wanting more!!!!! xxx I am sure Sally won’t mind if I display your poem with the image for a while now. I will put a link to both there as well :) Thank you my friend :)
girlinthestars replied
thank you so much Chantal…I am so very glad that you like it so much!~*
monkeymonster
The truth in your words make me leak. Why, after 5 years I still miss hwta used to be my husband and I.
girlinthestars replied
thank you so much, five years is not a long time when it comes to the matters of the heart…~*
Larasolnishko
you have a power of captivating someone’s souls…wonderful gift
ArtFr33k
simply amazing!!!
MagpieMagic
Perfect poem. :-)