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She Just Couldn’t

A love story poem.

By Jason Ray Morton Published 3 years ago 1 min read
She Just Couldn’t
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

Was not that I did not try,

My soul did wish for it to work out,

You knew my pain, hand to hand, I did cry.

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None got so near to me,

None were so dear,

It’s why I can’t help but to see thee.

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In my mind, a fond spot,

A spot I go to have time with you,

Stop my love for you, I have not.

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Know me, you were my best,

If you’d last, a long shot,

Just know that I did love you more than the rest.

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A push not hard, did not work well,

My fear made me do it,

My life made me send you to your hell.

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For I won’t know what it is that you see,

None but you,

You were the last to last to look that way at me.

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Not good, not for you,

Not that I can ever be,

I push what I love away, we’d not be true.

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My sins come with me each day,

Pain when I see your fate,

My sins are for what, the cost you did pay.

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Move on, if only you can find a find way,

My fond wish for you,

I wish I knew what else to say.

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The hurt upon you, I will ever be sad,

A love in me I just can not give,

If ever I said hi, will you be mad?

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I did want to give it all to you,

I hope that you know this to be how I feel,

You will for my life be my one love that was true, if only I did not fear to say this to you.

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I did want to give you more,

Now life and the past took that away,

I hear I’m home, and end up sad, it’s not you at the door.

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And I have to hide,

Hide when I cry,

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About the Creator

Jason Ray Morton

Writing has become more important as I live with cancer. It's a therapy, it's an escape, and it's a way to do something lasting that hopefully leaves an impression.

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  • Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock3 years ago

    So sad, so much regret. Not the one who got away but rather the one who was driven away--ever mourned, ne'er forgotten.

  • Mariann Carroll3 years ago

    This is an unrequited love in its truest sense, I am making a story about where both people got closure . It was inspired by a friends Facebook post prompt. I might tag this poem into if I get your ok. 😊

  • Babs Iverson3 years ago

    Jason, this is so emotional and beautifully written!!! Bravo!!!

  • Sad, Poignant, Lovely!😥

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