Never to Return

by Jessica   Jun 12, 2006


On a warm Saturday night
You quickly give me a kiss
You wave me goodbye
And stroll out the door..

I sit down and think
Of our magical wedding
The following week
And all the plans
Of the beautiful baby
That shall be born..

As I dream of our future
And smile at our past
My eyelids slowly close
And I drift silently to sleep..

The strange noise
That aroused me
Was not one
That should have been heard
In the hours of darkness..

The loud ringing of the phone
Disturbed the peace that
Surrounded me
And brought me
Back to my senses..

I quickly picked it up
And the voice at the other end
Did not sound comforting..

It was the soft voice of a man
There were sirens in the background
And I instantly started to panic..

The man told me
That there had been an accident
I wince but do not understand
Why the man is explaining
This awful thing to me..

And then it dawns on me
As tears stream down my face
The man sadly notifies me
That it was a drunk driver..
And that the love of my life
Did not suffer, but was killed instantly..

As I listen quietly to these words..
I drop the phone..
I slide down the wall
And start to sob
Sob after sob
Explodes from within me..
And as I cry, I sit
Sit and wait for the man
That I know
Is never to return..

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  • 18 years ago

    by Sean Allen

    "The man told me
    That there had been an accident
    I wince but do not understand"

    You shifted between the past and present tense from 'told' to 'wince'. You need to pick one and stick with it, otherwise everything becomes too muddled.
    ~~~
    I think that the rhythm varies too much from stanza to stanza, and that makes certain parts of the poem disruptive, which obscures the story. It was a good poem though.

  • 18 years ago

    by Stephanie

    Oh my gosh! *tears* So sad! You're talented! 5/5 Keep up the good work!

    -Stephanie-

  • 18 years ago

    by Kaylee

    Hopes this isn't true. Now you do a good job of telling but it just doesn't feel as if you went deep enough to show us this girl crying for her lost love. Maybe describe emotionals a bit more if you can :)

  • 18 years ago

    by Natalie

    As I listen quietly to these words..
    I drop the phone..
    I slide down the wall
    And start to sob
    Sob after sob
    Explodes from within me..
    And as I cry, I sit
    Sit and wait for the man
    That I know
    Is never to return..
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    I loved that last part Jessy. This was such an emotional peice. Really good!! Keep it up =D 5/5

    `Taleee xx

  • 18 years ago

    by Cagil

    Jesyy...its a nice poem but i still love your emotional poems!!!!and this was like a story...not poem!

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