I Had to Lose Her....

KovoKovo Posts: 255
edited August 2006 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
If love could save her,
He was the cure.
He never left her side,
He never spoke a word.
He sat there waiting,
Always holding her hand.
It seemed like his love alone
Delayed her end.

There were cards and flowers
From those who cared,
And sympathetic smiles
From those who thought they could share.
But the pain of her passing
Was a hell all his own.
So he mourned in the dark,
He mourned all alone.

He cursed God, he cursed cancer,
He even cursed his own name.
He cursed his tears that flowed through
He cursed whatever's to blame.
He cursed the empty house
He cursed his empty heart.
He cursed the unpassable barrier
That kept them apart.

It took him months to rebuild,
To create a new life.
A much darker existance
That had stolen his wife.
But eventually he smiled
Even though it was plain,
That the hurt in his eyes
Showed he'd never love again.

If you ask that man now
Would he do it again,
He would live through it all
Just to hold her hand.

These are the words of a man
Broken and emptied.
I write these words
That man is me.
This is my story
And she was my wife,
I had to lose her
To know she was my life.
I shouldn't have to fight a battle I'll never win, just to lose those I've never had.
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Comments

  • Oh, {{Kovo}}!!!! So sad!!!! :(

    "If you ask that man now
    Would he do it again,
    He would live through it all
    Just to hold her hand." -- so sweet, especially this part--made me well up.

    Great job! :)
    Forget your perfect offering, there is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in. - Leonard Cohen
  • so upsetting! :( it gave me goosebumps..

    well done thats really moving
    I see the birds in the rain...


    i know and i would not ever touch you, hold you, feel you ever... oh, never again
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    First ever show-Leeds Festival 25th Aug 2006.
  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    Wow.
    Very moving.
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • your writing is always filled with passion. It is impressive.
    The only thing I enjoy is having no feelings....being numb rocks!

    And I won't make the same mistakes
    (Because I know)
    Because I know how much time that wastes
    (And function)
    Function is the key
  • KovoKovo Posts: 255
    Thanks guys, I like this one a lot too. I usually post things on here so I won't forget a part of it, an idea, and the rest i just fill in. But I liked the whole thing in this one.
    I shouldn't have to fight a battle I'll never win, just to lose those I've never had.
  • twin1twin1 Posts: 902
    this was quite the tear jerker Kovo...very good read, very sad
    Our love must not be just words, but True Love, which shows itself in action,
    No one needs a smile more than someone who fails to give one,
    After you die...you know how to LIVE!
  • deadnotedeadnote Posts: 1,678
    it means a lot to read something like this
    its beautiful and sad
    set your laughter free

    dreamer in my dream

    we got the guns

    i love you,but im..............callin out.........callin out
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