What Happens?

What happens to love that’s neglected,

What happens with absence of care,

When only the shrug of indifference

Is left for you both to share.

What happens when neither will reach on out

To touch, or caress or to hold,

Or eyes never meet when you pass in the street

There’s a shrivelling up of the soul.

 

And the taste of the past is like ashes,

While the memories gone are like dust,

Growing deeper with time as it passes

To bury attraction and lust.

And you wonder about the excitement

That you felt at the moment you met,

Was that a mirage, is the desert so large

That your heart remains lost in it yet?

 

When the days stretch ahead, and are endless

That you fear there will be no respite,

Are you under a curse, could it be any worse

With your tears on the pillow at night?

When you put a brave face on each morning,

And you nod to each other, then go,

But pray life will not be extended,

What happens? I think that you know!

 

David Lewis Paget

Reviews

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

I like this, but that last line doesn't seem to belong here at all to me.

Over great structure and intrigue building on your subject and title.

Love isn't always clear or understanding and sometimes when one lover feels betrayed --they become violent towards the other person. Often it is a simple misunderstanding or loss of communication between the couple. Other times, it is an outsider creating the drama and hurt between a couple.

[MsJewel]

You have captured the emotions of falling out of love so very well..
and the taste of the past is like ashes...great line..how true...what once tasted so sweet can turn bitter...
great poem. I enjoyed reading this very much.

:) Julie

[CA Anurag Sharma]

"The taste of past is like ashes" so very true....there are many great lines here...i enjoyed it...

[EMMIE]

Interesting concept...what happens though? I don't know maybe cheating or divorce? It seems that now days people socialize without technology less and less and once that person to person connection is gone...there's only silence and sometimes that kills. Love lost...it happens every day =(, but great poem =)

[Tate Morgan]

One great poem.I love it short and sweet it held me front to back in the idea the though within

[Tasfia Islam]

This is just so wonderful.. I loved it.. :)

[Vanesa Markovic]

I've never experiences a fading of love,
but you wrote this so well, I felt every emotion behind the words.
Heartbreaking, but beautifully presented.
I hope the spark is reignited.
-VM

[R Smith]

caught me out there David, first by it being shorter than usual which did not detract from its brilliance because it is quite brilliant and unlike your regular poems not in any way humorous but quite sad and very deep, its a masterpiece of poetry, thank you :)

[Valentine]

When love leaves for any reason, it leaves a deep ache, when the other dies, we accept it as God's will. When we destroy it and it leaves, the pain of loss is totally different. With one there is the hope of love returning, the other we know it is gone forever. I love this side of you David..Kathie