That I could not have her, this was my grief,

She was simply not the one that could be.

My lost love did not ever bring relief,

As my betrayal was all I could see.

She told me of a love that I had longed

Offering the touch of her hand, sweetly.

All I did was stray, away and beyond.

Her sharp words cut me so swift, so deeply.

I did lose her, all that I could offer

Her love never to have, to hold again.

My heart, as empty as beggar's coffer.

No joy in my life that I can see,

Ever apart, severed completely.

03/18/1981

Author's Note: I hurt someone, terribly, so long ago.....

Posted on 12/28/2007
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