The Road that Led to You

It's a long and winding road.

The road that led to you,

A lengthy hard ride.

Hills and steep valleys,

My endurance is tried.

 

Once,

 

A heartless affair,

Oh, how it stung.

Why would this happen

Against one so young?

 

Jealousy abounded.

Now fatally burned.

This feeling’s futile.

A lesson now learned.

 

Then,

 

Why would one’s anger,

Lead to cruel blows?

Hiding the secret,

So, nobody knows.

 

Fear! It thrived!

Now mortally burned.

This feeling’s futile.

A lesson now learned.

 

Again!

 

Escape from life

With illegal potions.

Caused such hate and

Irresponsible notions.

 

Great loneliness grew!

Now gravely burned.

This feeling’s futile.

A lesson now learned.

 

Today,

 

Time has passed.

You’ve endured hating.

I offer patience.

I’m still here waiting.

 

There is no accounting

For the long pain you’ve felt.

I offer kindness.

Will your injured heart melt?

 

You’ve lost all belief,

Have burdens to bear.

I offer trusted faith,

And unwavering care.

 

Life's just there waiting,

Our future in clear view.

I found my new beginning,

On the road that led to you.

Reviews

[Antoñyo]

Potent piece...might rip a few hearts out on the road home from the cafe.
Thanks for sharing.

[Rye]

Heart wrenching write, quite intriguing as well, nicely written

[Mari' Emeraude]

I'm wondering as I wandered through this piece if the two ever reunite after the ups and downs of this heartfelt love?

[A. Kim Spradling]

To be honest with you, this piece is about me. I went through some hardships in several relationships as others do. They taught me many things. I wrote this for someone who is a kindred spirit. He has been through many things as well. I'm still waiting. He has to get through his hurts. It may not be something that ever will be, but my heart continues to hope. Thank you for your interest in the piece. I appreciate your question.

[Mari' Emeraude]

Oh cool. Well I wish you the best

[A. Kim Spradling]

Thank you so much. You never know what is around the corner.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

What an interesting excursion through a stormy romance. Life is full of twists and turns as much as those roads that lead us to where we might belong. I enjoyed the read.

[A. Kim Spradling]

Hey Fabian, thank you for stopping by to read my poem. This poem is more or less about learning from our mistakes. I've most certainly done that or tried to at the very least. Thank you again for reading. I am going to try to review one of yours today.

[The Iron Horseman]

Wow! Talk about gut-wrenching emotion and baring your heart and soul!
This is a real tour de force, Belle. It runs the full gamut of emotions and depicts birth, death and rebirth of a romance graphically.
Terrific!

[A. Kim Spradling]

Wow, Iron! Talking about hitting the nail on the head. It's funny, when you live life, you gain understanding for the good in life. Thank you!!

[The Iron Horseman]

You are very welcome, Belle.

[sette]

what a flow of emotions depicted in the poem. very expressive too

[A. Kim Spradling]

Thank you for your review, sette! As always, I appreciate your reviews!!

[sette]

my pleasure my friend

[H L Rose]

I never cease to fall in love with the themes you convey.

I think the single word lines really play up the intensity and are a good addition.

I think your honesty is a big part of what makes your poems so good. You use is perfectly where is needed and I applaud you for it because I bet it’s not an easy thing to do.

All around enjoyed it! Thank you for writing such lovely poetry!

[A. Kim Spradling]

Hi, Hannah! Thank you so much for your kind words. I sincerely appreciate them. You detect honesty because I am actually speaking from my heart. Thank you again! It means so much.

[H L Rose]

Of course!

[emipoemi]

"bare" should be "bear" (I assume that's what you're intending to mean); "on" in the final stanza sounds and works better beginning the last line; and "it's" I think should simply be "it" (but frankly I personally don't like that kind of wording....it sounds a tad odd to me, but whatever works for you).

This is on the whole incredible! I loved the progression, the narrative, the flow is relatively nice, and the repetition is brilliant! Much enjoyed! Well done!

[A. Kim Spradling]

Hey, my Friend!! You know that spelling is not my forte. All offers of help are greatly appreciated. It's funny that you mentioned the "on", I literally moved it 3 or 4 times trying to decide which way was best. I trust your thinking, so....... It has been changed. Thank you again for your consistency and kindness.

[emipoemi]

my pleasure.