Sad Unwrittens

Never forget a heart that sorrows....

This poem is sad;
You can choose not to read it.

It is not as sad
As a lonely river
That lost its path
And entered no sea,
Nor as tragic as the death
Of a thousand smiles
On the faces of African children,
Starved and left to die.
But, it is sad, nonetheless.

This poem is as sad
As failing a final exam,
Knowing you could’ve passed
If you had an instructor,
Were given a syllabus
Or assigned a book
To dog-ear its pages
And pretend it were your own.

As sad as two people
Losing each other
East and west of a far-off island
That overlooks a wild sunset.

As sad as promises unfulfilled,
words unwritten,
hopes unspoken,
And touches unexchanged.

As sad as your loss
Of yesterday,
Your passiveness
Of today,
And your fear
Of tomorrow.

There is a degree in sadness
That is close to sacredness
About which I won't write,
So you don't have to read.

 

Reviews

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

This is one of your most beautiful poems. It is haunting in its sadness and really resonates with my soul. I am glad to see this one posted again. I think the original picture was one of a bench, facing away from the camera, and it really spoke to the sadness of your poem, the sadness of loneliness. In short, I feel this poem.

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Heart wrenching and ever so sad but very well written, you have talent i like your style.