Live Long And Love Hard
This is what I would like you to know
I often wonder what I would say to you
If I ever had a chance, not that I will,
I’ve thought long and hard for the words
Although I’m sure I’m in denial still.
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I listened to all you had to say to me
Disappointingly I believed your words,
Allowing my walls to tumble down
Looking back now I know it was absurd.
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One day I’m in total denial, it’s not true
Then I remember and my anger rises,
At night I’ll cry just a tear or maybe two
As I admit there’ll be no happy surprises.
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I would tell you how you made me feel
When you cowardly walked away again,
Classic case of fool me once, shame on you
But I forgave you and yet you did the same.
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That makes it “shame on me” I know
I won’t regret that forgiveness, even now,
I felt you deserved a second chance
But it stops there, no more, I’ll not allow.
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Love hard, live long and be so very happy
It is exactly that, I would want you to know,
Find your path, dream large, don’t give up
I wish for you the best life you need to grow.
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Colleen Millsteed
My first love is poetry — it’s like a desperate need to write, to free up space in my mind, to escape the constant noise in my head. Most of the time the poems write themselves — I’m just the conduit holding the metaphorical pen.
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Another wonderful poem, Reading poetry is like a warm hugs . Thanks for sharing your talent. ❤️
Your poems are always so relatable! Fantastic one my friend!