A Love Unlived

Though you may not even dare to dream

so hope dreams on eternal

the possibility of good

is always understood

while the mind so wise and knowing

protects you from the knife

the soul takes lies and cunning

to secretly seduce your heart

and take her for a wife

Your eyes have seen the smile before

your ears have heard the laugh

the possibility of good

is always understood

with sparkling eyes deception is playing

its charming tune for the snake

and coiling within, it is growing

to choke-off the brain, the caution of pain

and make you another mistake

You live and learn, to hurt again

experience must succeed

the possibility of good

is always understood

love is blind and takes some guiding

to lead it through a maze

that has no map and ever-winding

leads with lights you cannot see

but ever burn your gaze

We are such things as dreams

a life unlived for seeking

the possibility of good

is always understood

unknowing, a vista is blooming

beyond your shadowy wall

atop which romance is assuming

its unbalanced rights over pride

and together they fall

There were lives that were loves unlived

and lives have lived unloved

the possibility of good

is always understood

the dream that love was breeding

lived and breathed and died

and when Romeo stops breathing

the life unlived that love had dreamt

tragically survives

Reviews

[J.P. Bristow]

This was lovely...

[Devons]

Thank you.

[Poetic Justice]

this is a little different from your usual work and holds a magical presense within the words..your repetition of the lines the possibility of good is always understood
holds the theme together as you explore the outcome of love. There is something serene in this tradegy and flows with eloquence. A formidable write.

[Ruth]

There is always such a talented aura to your work...a wise one that knows the ebb and flow...
This is beautiful, really reached me!
Good to read you today love
xox

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

I am sorry to say , or perhaps not ... this poem made me cry.
I think I may have lived this .. your writing is always , always wonderful and full of emotion...

Chloe

[A.Lee]

I have not been on in nearly a year. This is the first poem I've chosen to read, and you've nearly made me cry.

"Though you may not even dare to dream
so hope dreams on eternal
the possibility of good
is always understood"

This (as seems to be the style with your work, as I recall) is perfection. I have no suggestions. No criticisms. I want to say I love the first and second stanzas, but I can't really isolate them. They all flow together so perfectly. And the repetition of "the possibility of good/ is always understood" sinks in beautifully.

Wonderful job. I love it.

[Devons]

You honour me with your words, CR. Thank you very much. It is very good to hear from you again, I must say. The community of WritersCafe has thinned out rather in recent times... it's good to see one of the orginals again.

[A.Lee]

They were well deserved :)

I did notice that. The majority of the people I remember on here have closed their profiles. I was glad to see that you're still around though. I hope you're doing well.