UNFORGIVEN
by James L Powers
I stand here waiting
No one knows what for
But I will tell you
I’m waiting for your smile
The one of joy
That’s rarely shown
For me to walk away
I must see it
It’s what I live for
But the realization of it all
Must be reviled by my poor soul
For I am one of the unforgiven
Wanting others to be happy
Before I take care of my own needs
Putting my feelings aside
To help another’s destroyed heart
Never knowing what it feels like
To be ripped to shreds
Never letting my heart
Escape its lonely pasture
After watching others fall
Into painstaking turmoil
I shiver at the thought
Of seeing myself
Like the ones
I helped pick
Off the ground
Only to see them fall again
But I must give them their credit
Because I sit here
Afraid of taking the step
Afraid of the fall into loneliness
They joyfully jump for
Falling on their faces
Only puts them out for a while
And they know I’ll pick them up
But who picks me up after I fall?
Who will be there for me?
Will it be you?
Do you even care?
That is my true fear
To have no one there
When I slip and fall
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