Second Chance
Author: Unknown
SECOND CHANCE
They were footsteps that I didn’t recognise,
Two people close in disguise.
How can I see the bright dawn,
What has passed, has come,
But not yet gone.
Like the storm on the horizon,
That I should have kept my eye’s on,
Like the creeping fog that slowly
Engulfs the dawn of the day….
Suffocating all around
Now falling to ground.
Those values and promises
Once close to the heart,
Discarded by one who said, “ Til’ death do we part “.
Betrayal came easy
Deception so sleazy.
From the hurt and the pain
Trust and friendship they did feign.
Fear strikes so sudden,
Shivers rattle my spine,
As loneliness comes to haunt,
In the dark hours after nine.
Twisting and turning,
Wide eye’s prevail,
Fighting guilt and self-sentence,
Must escape this hellish jail.
Looking in the mirror
Just makes me want to scream,
For what I see is some nightmarish dream.
My body has taken this ‘juggernaut’ fall,
Shredded and limp,
Like a tossed ragtime doll.
So where are the bright stars
That those close point to ?
What is the future,
What can I do ?
I see nothing but fear
Ever so near.
Strength and courage evades,
Hurt and pain, so many shades.
Visions from the dark side threatened my goal,
The grip of vengeance would blacken my soul.
From the gripping depths of this dreampool
Breaking the surface above,
I will get stronger, you better believe…..
And those stolen dreams won’t be so hard to retrieve.
Alas ! Digging so deep,
I’m back on my feet.
Although I’ve been hit,
I will never quit.
Life in my forties now, takes on a new meaning,
New found friends,
Rekindle lost dreaming.
From the innocence of two young ones
Comes strength and normality,
New hope and happiness…
A new air of quality.
Those footsteps have long disappeared,
My path ahead has now been cleared.
And as the sun now plays with the children as they dance….
God, has given my life….a second chance.
Paul Gallagher
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Posted: Jul 2010
About this poem:
This was my first poem, written 7-8 years ago after the break-up of my marriage in 1999 and divorce two years later. It helped me in many ways to move forward with my two sons.
Comments (2)
Healing as you write..with a positive ending..wishing you many more happy days .
Ljj..