romantic sweetheart Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Ten Years Thought I saw you today The you of ten years ago With your hair long, in your eyes Your silver chain with a hummingbird on it The old white T-shirts and a house with nothing in it The you who watched television in the dark And drank soda in small brandy glasses Thought I saw you in your old car A Buick Wildcat with peeling paint Was it you Was it…you…. The you who made me drive to remote hills Or wait under bridges to meet you The you who brought me poetry and watermelon And made me go to the ocean at night With candles and bottles of raspberry wine This you, the you with a Mexican accent And dark eyes Thought it was you, driving along those rain-soaked Coastal streets, never stopping to wave You, who let me ride in, but never drive, that car The you who wanted thunderstorms Because they were intimidating And the you who said I was a baby seal And a mouse, a beautiful model I wanted it to be you In the dark, winding roads, wet, lush ferns And spicy ocean scents under eucalyptus leaves You with music and days without any word From you..Where did you go? Why did you leave Why did you disappear Where did you take my life My life that stopped ten years ago Stopped when you became silent Never to return Was it you You, your eyes dark-shadowed in twilight You, who only kissed me once In a hotel in San Francisco Then never spoke to me again You of mountains and oceans and the overlooks The city overlooks where you came close to me And asked, "Why did you never say you loved me?" I couldn't answer then, I couldn't Answer Thought I saw you, ten years Saw ten years pass before me Saw ten years streaming out like stars In a spiraling white river I saw you, I was blinded By the ten years that rented The ground in two, a chasm Dry, without any oceans Without the plants that curled at our feet Without tears that sluice the land Cultivating a bloom that struggles Against the relentless rain You who denied ever knowing me In the last days And ten years later I wonder If you have ever had fleeting thoughts …of me…… Was it you tonight Turning left onto highway 101 Misting up my eyes and Lifting my heart into a wild rhythm Casting a forever sidelong glance Into the gulf of a decade of pain Only to smile for a second and say "Don't go" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkers04 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 very very nice...I'm guessing this peom has deep feelings for you and I'm sorry thats how things were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadows Light Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Very heartfelt... sometimes we see people as they are when we step outside of the ring. For good or for ill. Very nice poem. Thank-you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShySoul Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Deep, passionate, emotional, beautiful, and brillant. Another masterpiece sweetheart. And I give this one bonus points for mentioning my home city! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romantic sweetheart Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 Thank you all for your heartfelt responses. Shysoul--you are so kind to always read my writings. I am glad I could pay tribute to your home city..the beautiful San Francisco. Bless you always.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BellaDonna Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Wow...I loved your poem. It gave me chills. You really did an excellent job of creating imagery, and gave small details which helped create a bigger picture of the essense of this person. BellaDonna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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