Ghosts of Love Begone

Memories of past loves

Ghosts of love

Between past and present

Haunt me more than aught

Wears this heart out in secret

Memories ne'er mere thoughts

So neatly tucked away

But moments, still living

Chained to my heart as slaves

And I continue to live

With one foot in

A separate world

The other upon the stage of id

"But the heart must go on" So said

Out of limbo and from the rain

It must trust newer love again

Give freely to another to ever increase its gain

So ghosts of love begone

Take the walk into mists of age

You may leave your smile upon my soul

But, its over. Please, just forget my name!

Reviews

[just Penny]

Nice exorcism :) To have memories "chained to my heart as slaves is quite a fitting analogy". I can relate to all that you're saying here. Great writing. Penny

[Michael G. Smith]

Thank you Penny, as you know the Ghost of Love is no respecter of persons.

[Rita L. Sev]

Memories and living moments... in relationships we must be careful to interpret both honestly, lest we make life-changing mistakes...

[Michael G. Smith]

Thanks Rita

[A. Amos]

Loved it buddy, this was classic and honest. Enjoyed the last line...

[Michael G. Smith]

I think sometimes we let the past hold on to us so as not to face the future.

[A. Amos]

Life is all about memories...good or bad.

[Pryde Foltz]

So ghosts of love begone
Take the walk into mists of age
You may leave your smile upon my soul
But, its over. Please, just forget my name!

Those pesky memories. Great write, Mike:)

[Michael G. Smith]

Thanks, Pryde.

[Matching Socks]

Very nicely done. :-)
Great job with this.
You have to let go to move on, yet remember enough to not make the same mistakes.

[Michael G. Smith]

I find most people doom their relationship when they either settle for les than they deserve or commit to someone because of a situation.

[Matching Socks]

Yes, true....