Laurel

I saw you
Enter my life
As a blurred motion
Of long blonde hair
With an infectious smile
Upon your face
Which could charm
The darkest heart.

Quickly I fell
Heads over heels
In love with you.

Even though I felt
I was too masculine
To be seen
As a woman
It did not matter
For you.

In your heart
Of pure solid gold
We were both woman
In body and soul
Facing a world together
Where hatred
Is the norm.

Healing my wounded psyche
Damaged after many years of abuse
From a family member
And by the kids at school.

Through your gentle patience
You taught me
How to love and trust
When I had avow
Never again.

As I blossomed
Into a loving
And caring woman
Whom you saw
So many years ago.

Who
Never left your side
No matter
How bad things got
For your health.

I was there
Returning the love
You so unselfishly
Gave to me
During my time of healing.

Please forgive me
My love
As I must do this
Ending your pain
Forever.

My right hand shaking
As I gripped the pen
Signing the forms
To remove
The life support machines.

Farewell my love
Hope you can
Forgive my action
When we meet again.

Author's Note

My 750th poem written since March 31, 2007, when I started writing poem again, after finishing high school, in 1990. This is a totally fictional love poem.

Reviews

[New Beginnings]

Wow. I liked how the relationship evolved, felt the caring and love of the writer for their significant other, and the angst of the writer having to make that all-too-dreaded decision of conceding to terminate life-support. Wow!!!!! For a fictional love poem this really felt like it was REAL, Therisa. It was only after I read the author's note that I realized it was fictional. Brava!

[Kelley]

WoW that had a very moving message to it and it was very moving.
Great job thanks for sharing.

Kelley

[Dream Slave]

We try to fight through the pain when people we love are going through death, or injury, or sickness. I see the ending and I just went like "this is the painful choice, but it is the right choice." Truly you have gone through a lot so don't you dare stop now that you are so far.

[Midnight_Mystery]

a very nice fictional love poem..you work just keeps me reading! great job! p.s. whenever u wanna check out my revised raine pt 3, go ahead. i woulda put this in a msg but cant on my phone so just added it to my review :)