Thanks For The Memories

by Meme   Nov 24, 2012


I hated that I only got to witness
the real you under the mask of
influence. I always heard ballads
behind every word you wrote even
before I got to hear the sadness in
your voice.

- But still, I was falling ..

And I knew that in times I had to
be strong for both of us, and I was;
but in the presence of your vulnerability
I surrendered the fragility in me only
to be your shoulder to lean on.

"If only" and "I wish" were always in my
mind, prior to every thought I had about
you. I never wanted to be carrying the
initials of your past, to be a deja vu of
what love once meant to you.

But it wasn't me who picked you, it wasn't
my choice to let you carve your initials
with mine. It was always my damn heart!
Maybe you were wrong for me for so many
reasons, and I was right for you for a lot
more. Still I fought until my heart won yet
another battle against my mind.

Then I lived every day in fear of losing
you; to you. Losing your strength to your
own weakness, losing your love to your
past pain, losing the person I knew to the
person you used to know. But of it all, I
was so scared of losing the track of the
best version of me that I ever found when
I found you.

--

Until today!
.
.
.
Today I conquered the fear I had in me;
I remembered how to smile again, how to
listen to my heart beat without you. And
all I wanted to tell you is "Thanks for the
memories"...

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© Copyright 2012 by: gIrL
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  • 11 years ago

    by Decayed

    I loved it to the sun and back.

  • 11 years ago

    by L

    This seemed to have been a long journey that reached its final road. Though, I know it's sad, I can't help but feel at ease that there came something good from it. The realization and also enlightenment to move to a better road. May be not yet but when the time comes.
    the good news that you have finally found your smile again.

  • 11 years ago

    by Maple Tree

    Oh this was an inspirational piece... You had me from stanza to stanza... feeling the heart ache and the love you once had... and then you smacked me at the end... I do love the dropping dot format... it gives the poem the intensity of the ending stanza!

    This was beautiful!

  • 11 years ago

    by PinkyPrincess

    Wow!! I love this poem!! I just love how you told this story in this poem... I really connected with this poem and felt every emotion you expressed.

    "in the presence of your vulnerability
    I surrendered the fragility in me only
    to be your shoulder to lean on."

    ^^ I really love this... the description of vulnerability and how you surrender to your fragile part was so well-written...

    '"If only" and "I wish" were always in my
    mind, prior to every thought I had about
    you. I never wanted to be carrying the
    initials of your past, to be a deja vu of
    what love once meant to you.'

    ^^ Wow I love this stanza.. I really could relate to this part in terms of the 'if only' and 'I wish" parts. I think everyone can relate to that.

    "But it wasn't me who picked you, it wasn't
    my choice to let you carve your initials
    with mine. It was always my damn heart."

    ^^ Love this part! I love how you refer to your 'damn heart' ... as though you're angry with your heart for choosing the wrong person. Amazing.

    I also love the twist at the end... it's as though you've finally found closure and have been able to move on. It was a nice ending.

    By the way hon, I noticed a typo:

    "was so scored of losing the track of the" >> I'm sure you meant scared here :)

    I really enjoyed this poem! Great job!

    • 11 years ago

      by Meme

      Thanks a lot for the comment dear :)

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