Jesse

A story for my close ones.

Jesse

by: Justine Forrest

 

I knew him a time ago.

Sparks did fly as our eyes met when we said hello.

He made me laugh with all the things he said.

He soon became the reason I'd stay awake at night in bed.

 Time went by, and our connection was like no other.

I felt sure that there would never be another.

Holding hands

Kissing lips

Brushing my face with his soft fingertips.

The way he cared so much for me

and wanted me for who I truly was.

He wanted to take his time to get to know me.

Like no guy ever does.

Soon our love had the flames of a fire.

Truer and hotter like our hearts desire.

But as time passed something had changed.

Then one day he had something to say,

" I know you're not going to take this the right way.."

He was right

and I watched him walk away.

I felt sick as I started to cry.

The tears falling, causing our fire to die.

But time did as it does

Flying by fast,

but I missed the way he was.

In my mind

In ever dream I'd dream.

The days grew dark

and felt more gloomy than they'd seem.

 

 

One day changed a while after that.

It involved Jesse

another driver

and a crash.

I picked up the phone to his mom one night as she choked out and said,

"He's gone. He never stopped talking about you. He said you were hard to forget."

It touched my heart,

and I felt tears escape my eyes and slide down my cheeks.

And it took a while to believe he was gone for weeks and weeks.

I let him go a year later on a rainy evening.

I sat on the cold grave,

closing my eyes and thinking.

Until I finally had the words and started speaking,

"I'd go back if I could.

I'd show you how much I care for you

I'd always be there for you, I would.

Though life took us separate ways,

you taught me something I could never repair.

You were the first one I loved,

the first one who really taught me what it was.

I have a family of my own now.

Our baby boy just turned two.

as each day passes, it reminds me of what we wanted to do.

You cross my mind a lot.

And I still think of all our fun times,

there's no way I forgot.

It's time for me to say my goodbyes for good now,

and know I will see you sometime again.

Thanks for being in my life,

and being my best friend.

I'm happy that you are free,

just always remember me

please.

I'll always remember you,

and can say that I was lucky.

R.I.P. Jesse."

Reviews

[Nolan]

This is really good! The only thing is you seem to switch on and off with rhyming and how you rhyme. Sometimes you would rhyme every line, sometimes it was every other, and sometimes it was not at all. I'd suggest picking a rhythm and sticking with it to help the overall structure of your poem. Otherwise, great work!