Gone, But Not
my tear ducts opened like the Niagara Falls
I longed for solitude yet I felt so lonely
I could not help but hope for her call
The home in my heart is for her only
The first time we met, she was a seraph in red dress
Her innocent beauty epitomized God’s creative prowess
I gave not a hoot if she was the devil’s mistress
She had to be mine or I’d live in perpetual distress
Her dulcet voice would make a nightingale green
My heart took six beats off, in true admiration
When she accepted to forever be my queen
I became overwhelmed with a million emotions
I spared no effort to bring her comfort
In turn I got from her unimaginable bliss
When she accepted my proposal at the seaside resort
I was in heaven throughout the ensuing kiss
I went to finalize arrangements with my intended best man
Only to find him beneath the sheets with my Venus
Unabashedly with expression deadpan
She said it was over between us
I sought for reasons and got none
Mustering the courage to let both traitors be
I turned to walk away but she wasn’t done
She flung her engagement ring back at me
Hardly had I left when the fondling resumed
Insomnia was my nightly companion even after sedatives
Several bottles later, I was still consumed
With a marrow deep pain that made me hate to live
So deep was the wound that it festered with time
Every new day brought with it additional pain
Even after my sojourn to a different clime
My resolve to get over her were all in vain
Still my teardrops fall like heaven’s rain
For all her faults, I still longed for her
Without her life will be an unending pain
But my happiest moments were spent with her.
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