A Lesson Learned

How kind her teared eyes that hid the truth; from the lips that would never confess.

 

Rode the train with my girl today

across the barn swept hollows

Past lush fields of emerald green

with the life and love that follows

 

The train car tapped out a lullaby beat

which spent our time lost in leisure

The smiles past came by with the peace

life's sweet gifts we couldn’t measure

 

A man had set across the aisle of us

he seemed so different from me

Clothes tattered, torn and weathered

homeless and likely worn hard was he

 

I couldn’t help but to take the notice

his features hewn and deeply lined

Drawing a map of where he'd been

red eyed he looked half blind

 

Something alone in his vacant stare

said It was me that he resembled

The thought had taken me a-fright

I looked hard, long and trembled

 

I saw my lover look over him too

noticed the hair might be the same

Except for straggling beard and decay

I had felt a deep sense of shame

 

Could that be what would happen to me

what fallen angel had led him astray

A nightmare vision of life’s full truth

eyes of pain in the heart they betray

 

Then my lover looked back upon me

her thoughts she sought hard to repress

How kind those teared eyes that hid the truth

from her lips that would never confess

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Author's Note

An introspective mirror of myself.

Reviews

[Shelly Braen]

This piece holds unmaginable beauty! The seasoned timelessness of such a beautiful, yet solomn journey through the eyes of such a man, yet the thought that they might be yor own looking back at you from the differences of eras. How could a person be more beautiful than the man sat in front of you. Wonderful! Simply wonderful!

[Wolfwind Words]

This was beautifully woven. You capture such a powerful look in all of humanities hearts with images and emotions that run deep within the ink.
The full energy of the piece takes hold, when one sit's back gazes into the picture and hears the music as your words unfold.

Well done!
Wolfie

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

My heart hurts for this man .. he is real .. so many are .. women too.. Bless them.

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

Congratulations on this win..I think it was the first or maybe second poem i read of yours. so powerful the words and image..
Chloe

[Brokensoul]

nice... time's sickle reaping away beauty

[Truly Ross-Wisehart]

I liked this very much. I often find myself in such reflection. Nicely done. One thing jumped out at me as an error. Did you mean ISLE or AISLE? Otherwise, fantastic. Love Alison Krause!

~True

[Doreen]

A very nice write. I like how you ended the piece, and the imagery is very good. It leaves you with something to think about...

[Nancy Lee Shrader]

This is wonderful work here. Congrats on this win, well done! Three awards for this wonderful poem. So well done! Congrats one more time.

[LivingDeath]

This was absolutely amazing, One of my favorites forsure. Every word had me sitting closer and closer to the edge of my seat, right to the very last word. You make it so amazing that once the poem itself is done, the reader still sits there and ponders about the words said. This is amazing, very good job. 10/10

[MagiCrystal]

I have to re-think in wich part I made a mistake about the word quote,
ok. help me to post a group for us but only posting quotes and nothing else ! Please oh, btw your poem is good..indeed

[Raul Moreno]

A compelling and touching piece, you did an amazing job telling this story in a poetic way...Raul