A Toast

This is to all the tears I've ever cried.

To all the times I've caught you up in lies.

To the times I've ever asked God why.

This is to all the opportunities that have passed me by.

This is it.

This is to all the smiles we have ever shared.

To all the times that you were never there.

To all the times I've sit there scared.

This is to every emotion I've ever bared.

This is it.

This is to all of the memories we have made.

To all of the time we could have saved.

To all of the lonely nights in which I've laid.

This is to once again build up my faith.

This is it.

This is to all the times we've laughed out loud.

To all the days we have looked back on now.

To all the times I've wondered how.

This is to now.

This is it.

This is to all the times I've begged God please.

To all the times I've begged down on my knees.

To beg, to pray, to ask God why.

This is it.

This is to goodbye.

Author's Note

Please be hard on me, as I am on myself. If you don't like it, please tell me why. If you do, please share with me ways that it could have been improved. As stated before, I am an open book, and I am still learning. :)

Reviews

[Pale Rose]

Wow, this is touching--both triumphant and nostalgic. My suggestion would be to keep the lines similar, for example, keep most of the lines' beginnings in the pattern "This is to all / To all / To all / This is to all". (Like, the first stanza has "To the times" and I found myself trying to put "all" in there and stumbling on it.) Rhythm is a powerful tool :)

Like I'm the expert lol, just my little suggestion :) I like it!

[Ellen Henry]

Thank you very much! I appreciate the help, and do understand what you are saying. I caught myself doing the same while proofing the writing, so I will defiantly do that in my future writings.

[Pale Rose]

Glad to help!