Parting

No more love to share, no more joy and care,
You’re leaving soon, taking my heart with you,
Taking hopes, delight, all that’s ever been mine,
You're bent for the future, I‘m staying behind.

I’ll be left with myself, I’ll be done, I’ll be lost,
There’s time not enough to amend for the loss,
I’ll be left without hopes, without dreams of my own,
I’ll be left with my longings, I’ll be staying alone.

You’re taking my love, you’re taking my heart,
You’re taking my future, you’re taking my life,
You’re leaving me here with my cares and strife,
You’re leaving to thrive, I’m staying to cry.

I have nothing to give, I’m deprived of my hopes,
I’m alone with my fears, I am here, I’m lost,
With my soul that is empty and life in a mess,
I have nothing to count on, no future to face.

You’re leaving, I’m staying, I won’t ask you: “Stay”,
You must go, I must stay, there's no other way,
We must part, live apart, sending short message notes,
“I am glad...,” “I am fine,” nothing else, that’s the end.

Wish you joy where you go, do not send me a line,
It is better this way, this I think will be fine,
It is better than death, but it’s stab in the back,
I’m defeated, alone, I am back to my self.
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Posted: Feb 2011

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Fellsman
Hi Marikia

A poignant and heart-wrenching write. People say that time is the great healer - but there are some events that time never heals. The wrench of loved ones moving thousands of miles away is one such event.

Kindest regards

Bill
marikia
Thank you, Fellsman, I truly appreciate your concern. Marina
Macduff5
Marikia, such a strong poem. Whatever I could say would be cliched, so just think we are never alone unless we want to be. comfort
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