Staircase to Nowhere

 

 

I saw him for the last time, as he started walking up the steps

He stopped and turned to look at me

We stared at each other, maybe for a few seconds

Understanding everything, but only silence echoed back in the empty staircase

 Our love had been rapturous

Our dreams transcending

Our lives intertwined and inseparable!

Then came ‘if’

If only we had the wisdom

If only we could have recognized the impending disasters

If only I didn’t feel that this moment had stopped time

 engraving a feeling of death…… Forever!

when will my heart stop bleeding,

talons reaching into my memories

holding onto what had once been

 the love of my life.

Reviews

[Hebe]

Thank you Lydi for you review.... For some reason this poem won't let me edit anything.... I'll have to 'stare' at it forever !

[Lydia Shutter]

Honest emotions expressed well. I could picture the scene. One small edit....in Line 3, "starred" should be "stared". Lydi**

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

Nice poem and picture! The whole poem was a pleasure to read but my favorite lines must have been,

"Our love had been rapturous
Our dreams transcending
Our lives intertwined and inseparable!"

[Hebe]

Thank you Cyprian .... Appreciate your review☺️

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

You're most welcome! :)

[Pete]

Wow! I love this. You hit the ball out of the park with this one. Honest, raw, thought-provoking, Title, imagery, emotion, and wording just fantastic. Whew, I need a breath after that. Bravo!

[Hebe]

Hi Pete, hope your doing well and i appreciate your wonderful review:)

[Tashida]

Oh my God! That's all I can say. You've rendered me speechless. I love your word choice and vivid adjectives. Loved it!

[Hebe]

Hi Tashida, hows it going. Thankyou for your great review :)

[Tashida]

No problem! and i'm good thanx 4 asking.