Used to be...

12/24/13

Your sapphire eyes used to glimmer

comparable to the stars

shining, always shining,

with endearing boyishness

and childlike charm.

Your gaze used to make me blush

with its fiery intensity

burning, always burning,

melting away my mask

in careful constancy.

Your mouth used to promise a smile

an occasional delight

beautiful, always beautiful,

never failing to conceive

a loving sigh from my lips.

Your smile used to cost me my sleep

sweet seduction

irresistible, always irresistible,

flooding my mind

with such sensual sight.

Your voice used to shame the muses

when you said my name

loving, always loving,

song of my sanity

and lullaby of my life.

Your phrases used to be verses

of passionate poetry

heartfelt, always heartfelt,

sweetening sarcasms

and wrapping wit with wonder.

Your face used to hold the universe

a portrait of perfection

heavenly, always heavenly,

fusing reality and dream

in immortal union.

Your flesh used to feel like home

my familiar haven

comfortable, always comfortable,

where my temperature

blends in chemistry with yours.

You used to be my poetry,

my song, my dream,

my love, and my existence.

You used to be my everything,

my lovely sunrise, my lovelier sunset,

my every breath, my most beautiful memory...

You used to be mine.

But--

Months dissolved into moments

as familiarity gave way to estrangement.

What once was burning intimacy

turned to icy cold ashes of nothing.

Our love reached its summit

--and off it goes--

spiraling downward... unstoppable...

leaving fresh traces,

fresh scars of yesterdays...

leaving me forever holding on

to the fragments of

our used-to-be's.

Author's Note

Thanks for reading. :)

Reviews

[Gabby The GAB]

"Your phrases used to be verses of passionate poetry"
I felt that. I love how you construct your poem, quite entertaining.

[Riri]

I love it, it's so great! Write more and more until someone discovers u

[Riri]

My gosh! You've got talent!

[Blue]

Thank you so much, Riri! I am honored by your kind words.

[Riri]

Oh my gosh you deserve it!

[Anita Singh]

It is a beautiful poem. I absolutely loved it !

[Blue]

Thank you so much, Anna!

[redzone]

often our "used to be" stay with us for a long long time... beautifully and sadly written Blue... thank you for writing... ~~redzone

[Blue]

Thank you so much, Redzone!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

This is a really lovely, sad and poignant piece Blue. It is strange how things so happy and intimate that took years to culture evaporate so rapidly.

[Blue]

Thank you, John. :)

[Eddie Davis]

Quite beautiful, Blue, yet very sad at the same time. Even the format of your poem -- in the first part, before the relationship soured-- was orderly and pleasing. Your poem speaks of experience, or at least a good grasp of the harsh heartache of a broken relationship. It is a wonderful, long poem and as always, done with such style and gracefulness.

[Blue]

Thank you, Eddie. I think I should cut some lines, though. I went overboard with details.