Footprints on the Sand

Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same.

As I walked through the sandy shores

I looked back

Expecting you there

Instead, I only saw a pair of footprints

 

That wounded dream I've had

Where I ended up lost so many times

I don’t ever want to sleep again

And realize I would be alone

 

I’m frightened

To open my eyes and shed tears

To stand up and feel pain

Just how much can I bear?

 

I drew a rainbow

Which I contrasted with views of the future

If someday I proceed to continue

This journey along that horizon

 

But it always get longer

It takes more time

The worries I felt

Seem to stretch on and on

 

Of the 7 billion people in the world

Can I be any different from them?

I wonder

If  I live the same way as them

 

I write and put words into songs

Where I think I may have heard your voice

Blending with my melody

As I’m nearing the end of the rainbow

 

I’m sure these great days we've had

Were so full of lessons

And that I have learned

To climb over those high walls

 

As I walked through the sandy shores

I looked back

Expecting you there

But I didn’t see you

 

Instead, you are beside me

Hand in hand

We walk through life

Forever bound by fate

Author's Note

There is a man who would give his life to keep a life you love beside you.
-Charles Dickens

Reviews

[Shay]

i love the flow of words and well i love the entire poem itself, it is so beautiful and you picked a very nice quote to along with it.. Charles Dickens is one of my favorite writers and you have defintely joined that list

[Margarette]

Thank you very much! Your review has made my day so bright and cheerful. Everyone loves Charles Dickens and I'm proud to share his works with my fellow writers. I'm really glad you view me as one of your favorite writers. That means so much to me!:D

[Shay]

:) aw I'm glad .. I promise to read more soon

[InsanityWriter]

The ending was so sweet!! ^_^ I loved the imagery and it flowed nicely. ;) Well done.

[Margarette]

Thank you! I always make a pattern on most of my poems where there will be lines from the beginning that will be incorporated in the ending to add a sense of nostalgia. However, a surprise in the ending will really catch the reader's attention.:)

[Mir]

I liked how you add a picture to all your poems. It helps u capture the feeling of the poem, though you are very talented so I'm sure we could do that without it. Great job!

[Margarette]

Yes, I always add pictures to make the readers experience being in an alternate world when reading through the whole piece. I hope I can do animations so that I can freely express what I'd like to. Anyways, just the poem would do as you said.:D

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree with the poem. Some people leave their memory upon our mind and heart forever. I like the use of the beach and the walk to make your point. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Margarette]

Thank you again! Love to read your reviews!:D

[Ru Banerjee]

This is so touching a picture you paint of your longing for togetherness, nostalgia and dreams! The words weaved in the stanzas of the poem do have a magical effect on the heart:
" write and put words into songs
Where I think I may have heard your voice
Blending with my melody
As I’m nearing the end of the rainbow

I’m sure these great days we've had
Were so full of lessons
And that I have learned
To climb over those high walls..."

The effect that the lines produce is beautiful in its aching intensity and ardor of divine, blissful love. Magical!

[Margarette]

Thank you so much! I'm very happy you found it magical.

[Jack...]

This is beeautiful and as if a dream has come to reality. It is soft and tender and free, as the beach thses footprints appear on. Very nicely done. This poem took me to a magical place.

[Margarette]

Thanks for the thoughtful review! I'm glad I presented it with such vivid imagery.:)

[Frieda P]

An awe inspiring piece of beautiful imagery and one lovely stanza after the next...this is truly my favorite...

I write and put words into songs
Where I think I may have heard your voice
Blending with my melody
As I’m nearing the end of the rainbow

Such sweetness in words, love this.

[Margarette]

Thank you Frieda! I always love your thoughts. I think this poem is a product of my dreams.:D

[khalid]

oh wowww how easily you can capture readers feelings and put them in your own feelings and thoughts! how could you make me feel im there at the sea shore watching these footprints and trying to find out for whom they belong! i love how you picked the words, the slow music heard in each line..
very nice poem, although it has big deal of longing and missing..

[Margarette]

Thanks! You always placed such an amazing review. I like it!

[khalid]

amazing review for incredible poem..

[Enid Blake]

I do like the imagery of the footprint trail.

[Margarette]

Thanks! It's a thought I picked out of having a recurring dream.

[kublakhan27]

Beautiful is a word that gets tossed around a lot, but this is authentic beauty...well done :)

[Margarette]

Thank you very much! I always love your reviews!:)

[kublakhan27]

You're very welcome, always happy to help :)