A New Day Dawns

A new day dawns, after a stormy night.
But he finds no relief, in the morning light.

No ease of pain, nor lighter chest.
He reviews in his mind, did he love his best?

Did he treat her right?
Did he give her respect?
Where did he err?
What did he neglect?

He struggles for answers, he simply can’t find.
He feels lost in the world and lost in his mind.

He knows she loved him too
But her love was not the same
She tried to be the girl of his dreams,
But her efforts could not lay claim.

For his dreams of her were flawless from the start
And in his eyes she had no faults.

But she couldn’t live to his expectations.
She had come to him too far damaged.
She had thought she could love again,
But it was harder than she imagined.

There was too much abuse and too much pain.
She was left broken unable to love again.

So she accepts the defeat,  and tries to move on
But the guilt she feels is just much too strong.

As new feelings grow in her damaged heart,
She must push them aside, right from the start.

Reviews

[Chris]

The complexity of emotions in this poem is a bit frightening. The consequence of trying live up ones expectation in a relationship that doesn't necessarily need to live up to such. Then there's the guilt that comes from walking away. There's so much I can say, but the poem says it best.

Euphonic, good rhyming and well written.

[teddybard]

It was a lovely poem, well written and beautifully worded, however I had problems with the pale lettering on a white background and would have enjiyed it more with contrast.