Poetry / To the One Who Knows My Heart
To the one who knows my heart
I send my love
And kisses manifold
Across the sea of stars,
Across the bounds of Time.
I dream of the days of youthful glory
Beneath our shady tree,
Your arms holding me in a perfect embrace,
Your lips kissing my tears away.
I know not why they took you
And cast you in confusion;
I know not why they tested my undying love
With a parade of imposters in your guise.
Through the sting of every whip
And every pitiless laugh,
Through the suffocating solitude,
And past every darkness,
I lived for you.
I found strength in my memory of you;
I lived to find you again.
Every breathing moment I sought for you,
But all I saw were empty faces,
Devoid of spirit, devoid of love.
They tested my faith again and again,
At first I stood my ground;
Yet they beat me down again and again;
The world before my eyes was blurred;
The guise of Truth became but a ghost,
And through the frustrated screams in my mind,
I prayed for a miracle.
He came to me in the most unlikely of places,
A most noble soul.
His arms were strong,
His love was great,
But he was not you.
It pains me when I hold him,
It pains me when I love him;
I cannot open my heart to him,
For only you have the key.
But I must not let them see my tears,
I must not let them see I’ve failed.
I must look into his eyes and say
He is a nobler soul than you.
I know not when you’ll find me;
The doors to my heart will be closed.
I’ll be sharing my love with another
Who also needs my love.
I know you do not deserve this;
I pray you can forgive me.
Yet I will still love you as I had before.
Please do not mourn me,
But love as you did before.
Enjoy your life,
Embrace the stars,
For in them lie the key to my heart.
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This was really well written, though the message was a little unclear, meaning I (as the reader) could not tell if this was meant to be a religous sort of poem, or not. Other than that it was really well done and I loved the lines “Embrace the stars, for in them lie the key to my heart.”
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this is so beautiful. wonderful word choice. you have a strong and powerful voice. there a few grammar mistakes in fourth and sixth stanza, but other than that ,beautiful work.
Aww, this is so sweet. It’s exactly how I feel about a boy I lost last year. I still to this day cannot love another person, and even though he left me, when I am with someone else it feels like I am betraying him. Anyway, this poem brought out a lot of emotion for me, and that’s a good thing. Good work :)
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