light

Edited and changed for the inclusion in "Unknown Journey: A Voyage through Time".

You’ve missed the message I sent today

and lost the passion within.

 

You’ve left me in a moment of panic

and now there’s no return.

 

I always knew which way I’d turn

straight forward toward the light,

 

but moving forward is the easy part

it’s leaving the past that’s hard.

 

So drown my love in the tears of shame

for floundering in the abyss.

 

How can we salvage what we had

when the ship has left its port.

 

Take time to not forget our life

from then until forever.

 

It’s not my choice to end this race

I’ve simply lost my light.

 

And never shall I lose from sight

the message of above.

 

I’ll always know and feel the heat

from the power of our love.

 

Once again the ship embarks

on a voyage without me.

 

I spend what’s left of precious time

and think with all my might,

 

what may have been  and still can be

once we ignite the light.

 

Author's Note

Written: October 19, 2011
Photo: St Augustine FL (January 6, 2011)

Reviews

[MOON]

Rhythmic , speaks to the heart , loss and the end of what could have been. Lovely write.

[Empirik]

Yes, this write is very rhythmic as it flows with all it's true emotion and thought. This is such a feeling that most people experience it in life through either death, a relationship or other. Good work!

[Tate Morgan]

Very nice I truly like the cadence of this piece melancholy

[rosemary keogh]

ah thats lovely. great poem :)

[Coyote Poetry]

"How can we salvage what we had
when the ship has left its port."
The sea and love. Always a good story. People will leave a broken heart on the shore and find something to keep the mind busy. I like this poem. Memories and story are the wealth of a sailor. Thank you for the excellent poem.
Coyote

[Jane Korunoski]

Yeah, u're right. Leaving the past behind is the hardest thing of all. :/ Anyway AMazing poem. I almost felt i'm living the situation described in the song :)

[Robbie~xoxo~]

Pain and regret are felt... these emotions can be an opened wound that needs time and forgiveness to heal it...

hope and faith can ignite the light...lovely ending... Great write!

[Cassie Fraga]

mmmmm.... yes anything is possible if we try.... the attempt I always say is harder then the voyage... and all it takes is a little hope to bring it home...
as always never a let down reading you!!

[Relic]

It's a sad fact that the light doesn't always come back as much as we'd like it to. Some ships leave with 'what could have beens' in their wake. Sad but good poem.

[Mockingbird]

there is hope in the end that they can work it out. parting was difficult and so is letting go of the past. it's hard to keep your true love out of your mind when they are gone. it sounds like the narrator is seeking forgiveness and reconciliation. excellent love ballad.