Souvenirs

by Inside the Liar   Jan 1, 2009


The first three lines of this poem were gotten from You, Maybe by Rachel Vail.

Postcards fading on the wall
The summer dimming into fall
We didn't know we had it all
Until it was too late.

Postcards and letters sent to me
From all the places you had to be
I thought your love would set me free
Until I realized I was wrong.

We thought our love would last forever
Everyone said we were perfect together
Distance was something we thought we could weather
Until the day you left.

Everything you send reminds me of you
All the things you say, all the things you do
And all the times I said "I love you too"
Until the day I didn't mean it.

All the times your work made us part
And I was left nursing an unbroken heart
Thinking how much we've changed from the start
Into something I no longer knew.

Sweet memories linger and promise to last
I look to the future and hold on to the past
Your love was enough but it moved way too fast
Until I wasn't along for the ride.

Maybe I'll regret it someday down the road
But for now I can't handle being the one who's cold.
And you were something I never wanted to hold.
But I can't call you a mistake.

So I'll hold on to the memories as I go
I'll keep them as souvenirs and just so you know
I'll be thinking of you whenever I'm low
You'll shine like the sun without me.

Maybe forgiveness was too much to ask
Just understand it was never a mask.
I never regarded loving you as a task
I'm sorry that I couldn't change

Postcards falling off the wall
Summer fading into fall
We thought we almost had it all
Until it was too late.

Copyright 2008 by Skye Sieglaff

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  • 15 years ago

    by Nawa

    Wow !! Great job !! I really like how you portrayed your feelings and the structure and the words are very good. It is indeed unique, so great job again and keep it up.

  • 15 years ago

    by Faithless

    Wow i like how you interprete the title souvenirs.I could never tot of that as memories. It was indeed a sad write i can feel the emotions cascading through as i read from the start til the end.As first i kindda feel that your rhyming scheme is a bit weird being aaa/b/c/d/e etc... but as i read along i kindda feel that though it's weird but somehow you managed to pull it off and became unique in it's own way...Well the poem was certainly a delightful to read.Keep it up.

    Excellent Job
    5/5 from me

  • 15 years ago

    by oddi tea

    Nice. Very interesting rhyme scheme, and a great story. Yeah, kinda sad but you cant help be happy...Weird? Yeah prolly. But its how I read it I guess. Great job. I really liked it. 5/5

  • 15 years ago

    by Cara

    This was a great poem.. it kept me hooked till the end. The flow was good, as was the rhyming. I really loved the fourth line in each stanza. They were my favourite.. very well worded.
    Sweet memories linger and promise to last
    I look to the future and hold on to the past
    Your love was enough but it moved way too fast
    And I wasn't along for the ride
    ^^ my favourite stanza. So cleverly written and again, the fourth line is placed very well.

    I like how you didnt make the last line rhyme.. so it stood out.
    lines like:

    Into something I no longer knew.
    Until it was too late.

    Were just awesome.. Both of them are the ending lines..and i was just blown away at how you structured it.. very well done.

    5/5

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