Wide awake

Memories echo through

these beige walls ,fluorescent 

lights wrapping themselves in the 

warmth of the tiny dust 

particles gently and 

elegantly making their way 

across this deserted room

I am here, alone with no 

hands to hold, no lips to 

kiss and no eyes to gaze at

oh how your eyes were 

like shooting stars, so 

precious and real

As I pour myself another

glass of red wine, I 

become one with myself,

finally gazing at my reflection 

through the glass of my wine 

and understanding that I am 

human and I will be let down

by the ones who promised 

to stay, the ones who held 

my hand half way and let go

the moment I needed them

This is life, memories are what

keeps us alive, the journey 

of overcoming a break up

enhances my awareness, 

I am wide awake now.  

Reviews

[zaisham9393]

I can relate and many others can too.This is really amazing .
Thank You for sharing this with me :))!

[terry smith]

you have a great understanding of life....the loss of a great love saddens us till we find an even greater one...if we allow ourselves to

[Chris]

Catch a breath... life happens to everyone. Mostly we survive but it takes time to reach again.

[SleeplessVolcano]

Sometimes those aching hours in the middle of the night can be strangely comforting......but it takes a while to get there.

Bleeding our thoughts on paper until they make sense is always worthwhile therapy....:)

Thank you for sharing.

[McBear]

This is just too real. Honestly, all of those stanzas provided a whole entire feel to me. We often get brought down by the people we thought would be there for us. But when we sit and relax; drinking our drinks, we realize that they didn't matter anyway. This poem left me speechless.