Almost

An unrequited love poem.

I think I'll just sit here in the dark for a while

Because its been so long since you left with my smile

What was almost beautiful is now tender and frail

As it lingers in the air with your sweet lilac smell

This home is now hollow and barrenly cold

As my life without you begins to unfold

It seems as though you walked out the door so long ago

And why you have gone I may never know

Outside, gusts of wind steal the unwavering quiet

As my mind tries to pacify this internal riot

The ticking of the clock keeps time with my vacant heart

While I keep track of the seconds that we've been apart

The cigarettes are stale, the coffee served with a chill

Remnants of promises and dreams unfulfilled

Memories so gentle are now treasures to fear

As I realize that there's no turning back for us here

I guess if we blame anything then we should blame time

Though I trust that this burden rests on these shoulders of mine

It's not the wanton certainty of being alone

As much as melancholy from the unknown

So I silently weep as this chapter of my life closes

On empty whiskey bottles and dead petals of roses

Because you almost ran away with me, you almost completed me

But almost has made me a fool

You almost said you need me, you almost said you love me

But almost doesn't make me beautiful

I was almost so beautiful to you

Author's Note

Sometimes rhyming schemes like AA BB can seem silly or childish. That's probably because nearly all children's book are written as such. I don't know... maybe it's just me. But, with that said, sometimes they just make sense, dagumit!

This would probably make a great country song.