Love's Demise
Her
love for him began in innocence
And
ended with embittered scorn.
She gave all she
had for two years
Blinded from
the signs to forewarn.
He was
her unrivaled third love
And like a
burglar with a key
He quickly
unlocked her door
Baring her
secrets for all to see.
For two years in
complete surrender
She lived
just to hear him speak.
His
mere presence would take her
Unbridled
passion to the highest peaks.
Electrical
charges coursed through her
When their eyes
caught in a gaze
And the mere
whisper of his touch
Ignited her skin
to a fiery blaze.
She believed
she had reached a pinnacle
In
her life that once had been denied
And when he left
her on that day
So much of her died
inside.
For a whole year
she waited
With heart still
bound and tied.
He did come back
to marry another
And then she
knew he had lied.
She tried so
hard to forget him
When a year later he
called on the phone.
There was
no mention of his marriage
As he obviously
didn't want it known.
He said they had
something special
And could easily
have it again.
She told
him she knew he was married
Asking how
much of it had all been pretend.
He said she had
become an embittered soul
When she had
once been beautiful inside.
She knew
she hadn't changed at all
So when she
hung up the phone, she cried.
Poem by Carol
Barton
Copyright 2005 ~
Carol Barton
