Everything I Forget

Each time you turn and walk away

I find myself searching

for the sunny days

I know

once ran through my veins.

Until I wish

I could dip my fingers

into the places

where your teeth bit into my heart

once again.

I think of all those conversations

where I believed

that every shadow

lying on the floor

made our lives exciting.

Like an ocean of wine

one drinks within a dream

full of memories,

capturing all

we have been fighting.

Reality seems to lie inside

everything I forget

about loving you

when it blends inside my heart

then hides.

And I can't tell

what is black or white

each time you walk away

and leave me feeling

only........

gray inside.

Reviews

[Jack Isaac]

In the eyes of newfound love everything IS magic, even shadows on the floor, and as we come to our senses, as we wake up with that hangover, the splendors seem no more. I enjoyed your comparison of memories to monochrome, that maybe you could be forever happy living on memories of smiles, but knowing that you can't live in the past blends everything to gray. If it's any consolation, I see newfound love in every beautiful poem such as this, so thanks for keeping the magic alive for me and all on WC. Nice work.

[WhiteWillow]

I absolutely love the last stanza! One of my favorite pieces by you...thanks for sharing

[SoulCrusader (Yas)]

The hurt and the looking back....
portrayed so well....
very evocative....hits me hard...
brillinat :)

[Garfield Rupe]

This is a lovely poem that speaks of loneliness ,and remembrance

Reality seems to lie inside
everything I forget
about loving you
when it blends inside my heart
then hides.
And I can't tell
what is black or white
each time you walk away
and leave me feeling
only.........
gray inside.

[Pratik]

Very beautiful and sad...There is a chant of lament that rings through this poem... but it's not harsh..... it comes with an acceptance of truth which makes it all the more special

[Arielle Ann]

beautiful image with a heartrending flow of words! the ending was just stupendous!
"And I can't tell
what is black or white
each time you walk away
and leave me feeling
only........
gray inside."

[EMF]

Beautiful and heartbreaking, simultaneously. Only skill such as yours would be able to make the reader... that would be me.... feel angry at the man for the pain he brought, protective of the person he hurt, to feel some of the ain, and miss the beauty he brought. A stunning work as always. Let's face it. You just storm the place.

[Aidz]

Mm something familiar about this mmm ;)

As alway Neva the beauty flows from your pen in a rhythmic purpose