Welcome to Open Mic Night – a place where we are all free to share our work (so, if you have anything you want to share please do 
). I hope you like the piece I’m sharing with you tonight…
Memories remain
Cruel, bitter twist of fate
Did you have to love me?
Why did you love me?
Why did you yearn for me?
What did I do to deserve your touch?
You are not here
And I miss you so much
When the nights leave me lonely
I lay wide awake
I think of your words
And I dream of a life
A life that could have been
A life that will not be
A need that grows stronger
With each passing day
Force it to die –
Watch it melt away
But though our hands
Will not be entwined
Our hearts will beat together
Our souls joined forever
Forever in time
Why did I have to love you?
Why did I love you?
Why did I yearn for you?
My tears have been bitter
But my thoughts are of you
My thoughts make me smile
Because they are of you
To utter the words ‘I love you’
It is so bitter-sweet
There is little to gain
But I do so love you
Yes, I adore you
Forever in my heart
A memory you’ll remain
‘A memory you’ll remain.’ I completely feel the longing here. It’s properly expressed.
Thanks for reading and commenting
Would be a good poem for a open mike. I did a lot of poetry readings in the early nineties. I like the gathering of writers and poets. Always a opportunity for good conversation. I plan on next year to read at poetry reading again. Thank you for sharing the excellent poem.
I love proper open Mic nights too, you should definitely get back into it. Thanks for your comment
I loved reading this out loud. Beautiful!
Thanks Dianne – that means a lot
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