I Shoulda Seen It Comin
I shoulda seen it coming, but blind I was with love
Had I been cautious, I could have given it a shove
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Once there was vernal sunshine all around
With plants and blooms in color and scent abound
Butterflies from here and there and all corners unseen
Flitted back and forth before my eyes in colorful sheen
Birds sang tuneful songs of contentment
Squirrels and bunnies hopped in spirits buoyant
But all along now I see trees, leafless and bare
Nakedly shivering in winter’s chilly air
Even when the Earth adorns in full glory
Here I bide alone, so dull and dreary
Oh! Dear! Why did you so callously leave me?
After making me slosh in the sea of delight in rising glee?
Once, we walked the meadows, gathering spring flowers
There was a time we roamed aimless through ocean strands
Mischievously watching life’s ceaseless ebb and flow
And waiting eager to grab life’s evanescent glow
Once we danced to the rising and lilting measure
Each synchronized step, we took with such pleasure
Oh! I hear from far, your anklets rhyme and chime
They ring in my ears creating waves of pain all through time
I had dreamt that our love would one day reach fruition
And never will our rock of friendship suffer any erosion
But as you slowly started growing more and more silent
I should have seen it as your indifference made blatant
Instead, I thought you were annoyed for some other reason
And for long continued to pour on you my boundless passion
Had I seen earlier the cold creeping into our romantic friendship
I wouldn’t been so hurt and all at once could cut our relationship
Feb.1.2023
I Shoulda Seen it Comin’ Poetry Contest
Sponsor- John Lawless
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