The path to healing

We must all leave memories of our relationships behind so we can truly be happy in another.

How are we to tell when love is lost?

Shrouded in our own denial we are blind to failure,

We hide behind crumbling walls to avoid the truth,

Setting up tattered defences we must all come to reality,

When love is lost...

Our souls solitude must crumble. 

Through the rubble we walk,

Only pieces of what existed remain,

Yet they remain as nothing but wilted flowers,

Each a hope without a light,

Dying in the infection our heart leaves behind.

Upon tainted ground we stand,

We look ahead into the horizon holding the hope that remains,

Through molten ash we must walk,

Our path of pain and suffering,

A path every man and woman must take.

Yet the hope we carry is stained with the memories we hold close,

Through the will of our hearts,

We must leave it behind to begin a path anew.

So let me leave my memories,

Amongst the wilted flowers. 

Reviews

[fernii]

Great poem, love it and can relate to it so much

[Lizbeth]

This was a very interesting poem, asking the questions people usually choose to ignore or at best hoping they'll go away.
I felt some of the lines might be a bit long, but perhaps that was intentional?
Loved the last two lines, and can so relate to: "So let me leave my memories," - it is very true of relationships we have and lose, sometimes they are best left behind, "to begin life anew."

Very good impagery, I liked it a lot!
Thanks for sharing
Lizbeth

[Coyote Poetry]

I like the way you described the loss of love. The language made the poem a pleasure to read.
"Yet the hope we carry is stained with the memories we hold close,
Through the will of our hearts,
We must leave it behind to begin a path anew."
A very good ending to a outstanding poem.
Coyote

[Priscilla Sayers]

A wonderful piece that brings truth and shows hope.... Very nice piece!

[Patricia B. Hepler]

'So let me leave my memories, Amongst the wilted flowers.' Tragic, hopeful. Good work~ pat

[Emrick]

You ended it nicely.I like the theme a lot.
truth?.nobody wants to hear the truth,it hurts more than lies.

[∠( ᐛ 」..]

Wow, this poem is so beautiful and very descriptive.
I loved it!
Thanks a lot for sharing!
100/100

[Vampyre of Fantasy]

Wow, the poem is really well written. It was defenitely easy for me to realate to. I make me see a couple thing differently. Great job!

[afra]

i can relate a lot with this poem right now....well done