And I

There is this one woman...

and I loved you

the day I saw you

outlined in chapel soft light,

quietly, you were sitting in a pew.

12 years old and struck in awe

Something about the way

your eyes pierced the truth

the set of calm in your face.

and we grew and all the time

I didn't know, but I knew

down inside, that place

that's empty and waiting.

and I lost you

and we went seperate ways

in long dazed, crazed

smoke and drink days.

and I thought of you

from time to time

eyes and the halo only I saw,

of your clear sight and heart.

and I will love you

until I've died,

even though we may never

walk the same ground.

Sometimes it feels like

I want to cut that part

out and throw it away.

Today, it just feels like...

What matters is not what

love makes us feel

but what love does;

the connection we can't break.

Reviews

[Emerald Seas]

Mark, this is a very deep and touching poem.

We do carry that love with us forever don't we, when that one person has reached in so deeply and grabbed onto us harder than we could have imagined possible? Even when separated the connection is always there, always palpable, always felt... it may sometimes be one sided, but it is still love, tender, and ever present.
Very heartfelt and warm - thoroughly enjoyed!

[Mark]

Thank you for your warm review Que :)

[MsJewel]

You have touched my heart with this beautiful and bittersweet poem. I'm so glad I found this - It is written with such tenderness. Truly touching.

:) Julie

[Mark]

Thank you Julie. I"m glad it touched you. :)

[SHEEMA HUQ]

Such a moving piece, subtle and penned, seemingly with ease, great work, here Mark.

[Pryde Foltz]

Loving one who doesn't seem to love you back, so painful. This write is beautiful one. It really touched me.

[redflutterby]

Oh Mark...this touched me deeply. There are some people we will always love in a special way. Whether they are a part of our life or not. Beautiful poem...

[Cassie]

I agree with the last stanza and this is quite sad, you lost a love you had, so many of us have gone through the same experience but the good thing is we have memories to fall into. Thank you for sharing

[Infinite hexes]

This is a very beautiful poem, I think I'm about to cry. You can never forget the person you love, and the bond which is so strong, just cannot be broken, no matter what words or actions takes place. It quietly sleeps in one corner of our hearts, and makes it heavy.

[Dean]

Your ultimate stanza is the essence--and appropriately so. Keep exploring it.

[Blue Ivory]

Sometimes we feel a connection to people we've just met. People we know we'll never see again. Perhaps it's better this way. They can be whoever we want them to be in our memory. It gives us things to think about. Great work. This is a really sweet poem :)

[Vikrantsingh]

Sometimes it feels like
I want to cut that part
out and throw it away.
Today, it just feels like...

What matters is not what
love makes us feel
but what love does;
the connection we can't break.

Loved it :)
Singh :)