He Was There, Then He Died

poem by: Candace Coleman
Written on Apr 15, 2015

He was there in my life for a good long while
When we looked at each other there was always a smile 
When he said," I love you." I didn't know what to say
It was the first time I felt that way
He was there, there for me

At school he would write me tons of notes and look into my eyes 
We were truthful to each other never told any lies
He even put his arm around me 
Things were going great you see
He was there, there for me

As time moved on, things got slow 
Stuff wasn't the same they changed you know 
When I saw him, it wasn't the same 
I didn't feel the feeling when he called my name 
He was dying

Now when he sits next to me, I feel scared
Instead of me loving him it feels like a dare
He looks at me now with questionable eyes
Those beautiful sad eyes that now make me want to cry
He's dying!

What happening? I don't feel the same feelings
I'm wondering to myself as I stare at the blank, white ceiling 
What's wrong with me? What's going on?
I barely speak in my high pitch tone
He must he dying

Then that day came, October of 2013
He gave me a note. What did that mean?
When I finally read it I couldn't believe it
I thought about the words but couldn't recieve it 
He was dying!!!

Now every time I see him 
I can't stand the site
Knowing that he hurt me is just not right
When I think of him, I can't help but think how he left me that day
I cried and I cried 
For I knew he had died

 

Tags: sad, love, rhyme, deep, pain,

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Marc Damian commented:
Cool
Elizabeth J White commented:
So sweet and sad
A previous user commented:
This gave me goose bumps. Very well written. Great use of metaphor describing the death of a relationship.
Frank Hornby . commented on Oct 01, 2018 at 6:36pm
I do feel the sadness in this poem.....

 

 

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