Love Poem: Why So Painful
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Written by: Carlton Jackson

Why So Painful

Images of yesterday still linger in the back of my mind
One night you touched me so tender and you were so kind
Never did I believe it was all my imagination that I felt
Dead gardens there was when I thought roses was what I smelt
Nothing can uplift me from the bottom I have landed on
Once again I embark on a search for a love of my own
Time won't stop to let me gather my thoughts and move forward
Stabbed in my backside not by my enemy but it was you with that sword
Drowned in sorrow and desperation as the seas only grow deeper
Patiently waiting for a love to reel me in as their keeper
Why so painful, one can not fathom nor even explain
Diagnosed with heartache now forevermore will I live with this pain