No more sorrow

Your actions caused me agony 

That I had to live through each day,

But slowly I rebuilt myself

Until I was able to say...

"You're forgotten"; with your rotten 

Heart and lies you tore us apart,

Turning our love - gift from above - 

Into pain, where joy did depart. 

Now I'm happy - you can't hurt me 

Anymore because I've moved on;

No more sorrow - come tomorrow

I have reinvented myself. 

I now look at the world with new 

Eyes, enjoying the peace it lends,

And I hope you have moved on too...

And maybe one day we'll be friends. 

Reviews

[Mehameha]

I would love to say this to a few people, but I know them too well and they wouldn't listen anyway. But the power in the line, "Turning our love - gift from above - Into pain", that is the crux of it isn't it? Trust is hard and you've captured the betrayal and dismissal well. The surprise was the ending hope for a partial reconciliation. Liked this piece.

[R.M.C]

Thank you for your time reading my work and leaving a comment. I'm glad you feel I've captured the betrayal well, that means a lot. I think the ending is what most people find the most interesting. Personally, I feel that the pain felt in these situations only fully heals with forgiveness, when you've moved on enough to open your heart and stop reflecting on the pain. By friendship, I hoped to express this. Thanks again.

[Mehameha]

So true. The world is occasionally fair. Forgiveness is important but just because I forgive them doesn't mean they are sorry or believe they did anything wrong. I can forgive them for being a human, but trusting them ever again comes when they apologize. I can have a beer with them, but I would never lift a finger to help them until they acknowledge their mistake and mean it and promise to try to never to do it again.

[R.M.C]

Yes I agree, trust comes after forgiveness, not with it. I think trust can be a very delicate thing but its something essential in all relationships. I believe trust is essential and I also believe its what comes with time, a sign that you've got something special with that person. So to break someones trust is a very serious affair. To restore any resemblance of what you once had, you must work on that trust, to make that person know you're sorry and want to make amends. Thanks again, always a pleasure to know what other think.

[Dave]

You are fooling yourself, are you not? The pain will lessen and you will find happiness again. But friends, I doubt you'll ever be. There'll always be the remembrance and though the pain has subsided it'll still be there a dark cloud hardly hidden by the sun.

[R.M.C]

Thank you for reading my work and leaving a comment. I do agree, after heartache you do move on and heal and find happiness to make you feel complete again. And yes, you'll probably never be friends with the one who caused you that pain but we can hope. If you find the one you truly love more than anything, you'll feel secure and happy enough to talk to your heart breaker and forgive them. Thanks again.

[Lydia Shutter]

Moving on is not easy, but once you have accomplished that, well, being friends is counterproductive if you ask me. Every time you see that person, you will remember and it can open up old wounds. The rhyme pattern in this was wonderful. The way you continued thoughts from one stanza to the next made the words flow easily. Great write. Lydi**

[R.M.C]

Thank you for your review on my rhymes and format - I'm glad that you liked it. Thank you, too, for your thoughts on my topic; I agree that being friends can be counterproductive but in this piece, I've used it as a sign that people can overcome animosity and work towards a more stable and happy time in their lives (and making friends for the sake of peace may be needed for this )...