Mon Coeur Est à Toi

Sorry if you don't understand the French parts, but I feel like it means more to say these things to him in his language.

Everything I do is done in your memory

For you have bettered me far better than any

Yes, those who have tried, they have tried plenty

But they don't stand out when I love you irrevocably

I wade backwards through a sea of fantasies

Swaying to the heat waves of when you danced with me

The lightest touch sets off a spark, igniting

Now that I've met you I'm finally shining

The moments we shared are the ones replayed most

To keep them alive and not fade into shadow

There's a part of my heart I never knew was so hollow

But the further you are, the closer I follow

It's a book to write that I'll never let end

Because I trusted you enough to let you get in

There's been an inner battle that you helped me to win

Taking that first step to let myself mend

My finest wine, mon cher, je t'adore

Another night sooner, another breath more

An imprint of that night, the sky's perfect form

In all that cold you gave me inner warmth

So foreign to me, accepting mes désirs

Finding someone else who shares the same fears

A voice that erases these past fifteen years

Searched for strength to face the face in the mirror

All the love I could ever hold rises up throughout my chest

Ignoring the part of me that knows letting go would be best

You're all that matters to me now, I've given up on the rest

In my life you are no guest, you're a permenant resident

Vous êtes absent de moi

Je ne comprends pas pourquoi.

Il n'ya pas de moi sans toi

Donc, ne jamais dire au revoir

Reviews

[Patrick Henry]

Well, I always like to see what an author write in response to what I write, even if only a "thank you", but I could say that this is a beautiful poem, he;s a lucky dude, every line in the poem is designed to lead up to only the ending word and no farther than that until the next line resumes, and the pattern repeats itself, and the French part is the most darling of parts in this poem!! The last stanza is cute, but it also changes on a daily basis and yearly, even, as your age catches up with you in the latter years.... I Love ANY French poem. : ) xoxo -Mark

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

You're missing me I do not understand why. There is no me without you So never say goodbye..........lovely!

[Caitlin Lea]

Altogether, this is a very lovely piece. The rhymes don't seem forced, and even the foreign words seem to flow extremely fluidly. Nice work!

[Wandering Minstrel]

these lines are very powerfully conveyed. Good one.

[Mystik]

I am REALLY digging this! I love it!

[NoelleRash]

I love that you included the french. It's interesting, make the reader feel that your feelings could only be explained this way. Very genuine.

[Coyote Poetry]

A beautiful poem. I like the use of the french language to give the poem some extra flavor.
"You're all that matters to me now, I've given up on the rest
In my life you are no guest, you're a permenant resident"
Good to find a place you want to be. Thank you for the excellent poem.
Coyote