Loneliness

Someone starts to sing a song

and it makes me think of you

Just a sad, simple, melody

both you and I once knew

 

As the words drift by my ears

a kind sadness fills my heart

The song has much more meaning

as time has kept us apart

 

I try to see your face again

to think of things unsaid

But all I can remember

is this song inside my head

 

My memory is failing now

oh so sad, but oh so true

All that's left of our sweet love

is this song that we once knew

 

Author's Note

How can any of us say we are not afraid to die?
To see another waste away is such a painful thing.Yet we still see them as we wish to remember them

Reviews

[MagiCrystal]

A memory is a life time storie and the names of the people does not meter, what meters is like you said.. The feeling that brings us a smile or a tear.
I had to stop all that I was doing tonight! and sit here and read with my heart and soul your poetry, you have ask me many times to come and read it so tonight I had some time.
You are one of the people ( poet) I know that writes about songs and feelings and real life facts, I do understand.
When we love.. we love, ! we do not think of nothing else but to give and forget about our self, In this verses you wrote I read them quite a few times, each line over and over again.
The heart has the ability along with the mind, to takes us to the very second where we left that memory and re-lived the memories. Our minds are made in such a perfection that not one detail escapes with time we have files up to date and we never make mistakes unless we want to. How perfect is our brain and heart that even when time goes by so fast but, when that musical note hits our mind. Bummmm! There it is again and our yesterday's are in our today's and they can come and visit our present in a flash. It goes by so fast and leaves us exhausted and full of love and sometimes pain.
I can't even begin to tell you how much I love to come and read your poem, it brought tears to my eyes ( Again and Again) You my friend have that gift to touch a very tender part of my soul and heart.
I can't stop looking at the image and thinking about my Mom and Dad. For some reason that was the string you touched... and you will continue to bring me to my knees every time Oh yes !!! I will come back and read this. Divine, simply divine.
If I may say.. the best poem I have read today .. Sunday and I will go and open my library to post this poem on my top shelf... I am going to save it in a very tender special place for this amazing poem you have wrote and I thank you.
Not everyone can bleed and not hurt when a poet as you displayed his words in a such a deep feeling for us to feel.
Again.. one more time. You have got me glued ! No surprise to me I knew you will do it again. Off I go to read another one of your pages..I love to do that!

[Luna]

This is very sad. As time goes by, some parts of your memory die. You remember less and less until all you can remember is snippets of a song that you know once meant something. Nice write.

[LonelySoul]

From time to time I read a work,that moves me to respond in poetic form,
as this one did...

with a tear in my eye I saw my heart die as I listened to your song,
with a beer in my hand I looked across the land,and sang it all night long,
the things we will remember in the sunsets of our life,
all along becomes the song,the joys as well the strife,
before too long we learn the song we know so well and true,
without regrets we watch sunsets as the song became the blues...

[Bear]

;~) this is so true!! A song ~~ it can transport one "back in time" to childhood and as you say; to a past love; one not seen or talked with in to long. Sometimes a song will "take me back" but, sometimes I can't quite pinpoint the who or when anymore.
Fine write and choice of tune.
Sallie Bear

[harman kour]

you are always awesome Tate! its was yet another touching poem!!!

[Havatara]

So amazing... that has happened to me so many times it's not funny. I think it has for everyone. Very nicely written.

[Rogelio Chavez]

I would have to say that i liked this poem the most from all of your poem. I like what you were trying to say through this poem. Also i thought the poem was really romantic.

[Austin Smith]

A wonderful love tribute, well done! I guess everyone has a way to connect to a loved one, and yours is a song. Again, well done!

[Lilly]

I Really like this poem. The flow of the piece is great. Such a beautiful gentle piece

Great work

[Jeff Bresee]

Great again. Makes me almost want to grow old and find that song.