Before You Leave

Before you leave tell me the story

Of the way it used to be

Back before you broke my heart

And you stopped loving me

Before the day you finally knew

This wasn't meant to last

Just let your heart ignore the future

And peer into the past

Before this man you're seeing now

That you say you'll love forever

Back before he came along

And it was you and me together

Before you turned your back on me

And made me feel defeated

Back before you promised your love

Then you went out and cheated

I need to know the reasons why

Before I'm able to grieve

So tell me why you broke my heart

Just once, before you leave

Reviews

[Freckled Princess]

I envy your writing skill, but I want to say I love your work and flow.
Good job.

[Stam]

Love this pal wish it was mine : )

[Shimmerbliss/CAF]

It is so difficult when we don't know why. That lack of knowing can tear as much as the heartbreak of the loss. Most of the time we never really know why. Sometimes it's difficult to pinpoint, and others it's difficult to get the other person to be honest or to take the time to give us what we need to find closure in our hearts. This poem speaks to me, for I know this wanting to know and how painful it can be. Nicely done.

[Sam]

This is one of the best poems I've read on here in a while. good job :)

[cynthiabuhainbaello]

Sad and dreamy loss, the lines convey unanswered questions that nag the mind after someone says its over. Perhaps a tinge of denial and the overwhelming pain - "before you turned your back on me and made me feel defeated" moves one to ask, and keep asking "why?" love was leaving. The last lines confirmed the breaking of heart and the need to know the reason. Sometimes, however, there a re no reasons, Love just fades and changes.

[asdarkeyesclose]

'Back before you promised your love
Then you went out and cheated'

i loved the last stanza, perfect flow and rhyme and filled with the sadness that is lost love. fantastic.