She wandered the castle’s battlementsevery eveningFlaxen hair pulled backTied like a barley stalkHaunted and hauntingsearching endlesslyfor the loveforever lost to her From across the watershe could be seenas the sun leftits pale, yellow light to the grayness of duskThe lady in whiteA lost soulsearching endlesslyfor poetic justice Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Sue Vincent’s Thursday Write/PhotoFOWC – Poetic
Category Archives: Loss
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time Faded memoriesbut a placefrequented oftenA wrinkle in timesoothes the pangof guiltand pain softens A setting bucolicdreamy and romanticLove had flourishedOne had roaredin like a lionand the otherfelt nourished And so it wasOne sided loveHis, ferventand passionateHers, apatheticambivalent,mostly absent Disinterest haddriven him awayand her heart brokeShe let him slipthrough her fingersthinking only of herselfAnother wordContinue reading “A Wrinkle in Time”
Replacement
Replacement You are lonely you say, but you are with meSettling for the status quo, you say, but you are with meYou are not where you want to beNot alone, but not with me Enamored with the thought of being with someoneBut not with me You had it once before, you saidBut not with meIs it aContinue reading “Replacement”
Trapped
Trapped I allow my mind to driftwherever it may goClosing my eyes I see the reflectionof this sad, humdrum lifeand let my feelings flow Once passionatecaring for each otherTwo peas in a podConnected at the hipOne is down, the otherexpected to smother Duty becomes laborand labor is now slaveryWhen the love turns inwardselfishness rulesThe other become facelessThere’s noContinue reading “Trapped”
Lost Forever
Lost Forever The wind tousled her hairas she stood at the empty dock A she-bird in exotic plumageGazing at the shrinking ferry as it sailed around the rock The tide-looped harbornow void of vesselEmpty like her heartcold and vacantfeelings still to wrestle Dropped in the oceanon this darkest of nightGone now was her loveSwallowed by the ringed-seain the moon’sContinue reading “Lost Forever”
Forbidden Love
Forbidden Love Clandestine meetingsSecrets and liesForbidden loveSlicing unbreakable tiesStealing lovefrom anotherIgnorance your blissAlways hiding in cover Blowing up livesCausing painYears of happinessNow down the drainExcitement disguised As love evermoreNothing can compete Like a rabid carnivore Passion turned to hateAnger and cruelty aboundSomeone’s marriage in tattersYou, continuing to confoundAs quick as it beganOne day you’re goneWithout a goodbye The end ofContinue reading “Forbidden Love”
Pining
Pining Fire in the heartkeeps burninglong afterthe love has goneIt is the candleburning brightfor youthat keeps meholding on Watching from the windowexpecting you to walkup the pathPretending nothinghappenedA figment ofmy imaginationYour avalanche of wrath Hopelessly piningfor the love youtook from mewhen you leftSaying I wasundeservingand leaving meforever bereft Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word Prompts:FireAvalancheWatchPhoto by Charlie Howell on Unsplash FollowContinue reading “Pining”
Invisible
Invisible How do i erase youfrom my mind?How do I delete youfrom my memory?How do I forget the lovewe shared?After the feelings I bared You have rejected meand scorned meI am banished from your lifeI have become invisibleand out of sightThe sting is as bad as the bite You look right through meas if I did notContinue reading “Invisible”
First Love
First Love We have always been togetherSince you were a little girland I was just a sapling You shared your deepest secretsand cried underneath my boughsI was here when you were grappling I loved you and protected youand I watched you grow intoa beautiful young woman To let go of you nowwhen you need me the mostwould beContinue reading “First Love”
Fight to the Death
Fight to the Death You were brave and strongValiant and proudI loved you deeplyTo you I was avowedYou fought for my heartand lost your lifeYou gave everythingTo take me as your wife My life without purposeNow you have departedI wander aimlesslyLiving broken heartedI leave this roseto honor your emotionThe price you paidThe ultimate devotion Christine Bolton –Continue reading “Fight to the Death”
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