Rose Lenses

A bad relationship tends to lead to revealing writings.....

I waited so many nights for calls that never came. 

Our love was a dream, a face without a name. 

My heart made my mind see you as a sweet mystery.

Years later I begin to realize you were dangerous for me.

How's the view from behind those rose lenses?

I wish my view was so sweet to the senses. 

From second string I only see pain and shame.

Did I serve well as a pawn in your game?

My loyalty became a self-destructive delusion.

The love I thought I felt was a temporary illusion.

What conclusion did you think I would come to?

After the things you've said and what you put me through?

I was convinced that you were the best.

Your love put my heart to the test.

My logic was beyond blinded by lust.

I'm still earning back my own trust.

You're nostalgic for a past that hardly exists.

I'm optimistic for a future with more than trysts.

Things can't ever be what they were before.

I do still love you, but I know I deserve more.

So tell me...

How's the view from behind those rose lenses?

I wish my view was so sweet to the senses.

From second string I only see pain and shame.

Did I serve well as a pawn in your game?

Author's Note

I love constructive criticism, just don't be mean.

Reviews

[B-poet]

I'm loving this poem 100%. It displays great depth of how emotional pain and so-called relationship promises can become reality if you place your trust in only physical attraction. I love the rhyming scheme as well. Keep it up the good work. You deserve to be published and even more. If you're not already.

[Christina]

I am just free-lance. I enjoy my writing but I haven't done it much lately. I feel like as though I may have lost my flare. Thank you so much for the review. :-)

[B-poet]

Well practice makes perfect. If you've lost your passion for it then you have a long way to go too get back to where you were when you initially started. I'm free-lance as well. I'm finishing a home-study course. It's a fun hobby for me that's why I like it.

[Whiskurz]

This is really well written both in rhyme and meter.....Bravo my friend......Whisk

[Christina]

Thank you all for the feed back! :-) It makes me feel very welcome. I am hoping to post more soon.

[MMathieu]

Yes, trysts are the ugly side of love. No good can come from it. You've made an excellent expose in a wonderful poem. Two pawns always die before the King an Queen.

[Christina]

Emily- Thank you as well. :-) I have fixed the typo. I appreciate that. I would have gone crazy if I hadn't seen it.

[Christina]

Sarah- Thank you very much! :-) I haven't written in so long.... That was a jump back into it after years.

[Sarah W. French]

This is a wonderful poem. Its is written really well. I think it is a good first poem on this sight.

[Serenity Faith]

No meaness here, simply wonderful...though I did catch a small grammatical error in the second stanza, fourth line. You expressed your feelings plain as day, I can relate.