The Song of the Bird

I stare from a distance,
at two birds as they sing,
a song recognized,
from a familiar scene.
‘Twas back in the days,
when the bird, it was me,
now wallowing in pity,
as the broken soul bleeds.

I sheltered the flame,
Until it grew dim,
Then shed the first tear,
I now view a sin.
All emotion was gone,
From where it had been,
Those who are always right,
Never can win.

If all men see,
With comparing eyes,
Then I’ve slipped off your radar,
And cut off all ties.
But you still lie,
In the center of mine,
While I wander about,
As if I were fine.

As I watch from afar,
The worst part of all,
While lifted up high,
At the same time you fall.
In desperation to help,
Through sobs, hear my call,
Never to be noticed,
For pride, it stands tall.

I ponder in despair,
Standing over your grave,
How could someone so perfect,
So suddenly change?
With so much potential,
A heart now thrown away.
And for what? It’s pathetic.
You won’t even be saved.

So forget everything,
that you had seen in me,
Forget everything,
That you thought we could be.
Now remember my heart,
Will never be free,
It’s not like it matters,
Because you’ll never see.

Continue to be blind,
By the birds precious song,
I watch you warn yourself,
But for now, sing along.
For the loss of a love,
Is worth dying alone,
Because you’re still in my reach,
But much too far gone.

Reviews

[BasketballGirl13]

‘Twas back in the days,
when the bird, it was me,
now wallowing in pity,
as the broken soul bleeds.
LOVE this! This is so eloquently put. The rawness of this poem really touched me. Great job!

[Drifter]

Thank you!

[Patricia B. Hepler]

Rhianne spoke the truth & I agree. Enjoyed your style, topic and especially:
'... For the loss of a love,
Is worth dying alone,
Because you’re still in my reach,
But much too far gone.'

Wise words. ~pat

[Rhianne Ney]

this is an expressive narrative poem... the narrator here lets go of the love he holds...
I love the line, 'How could someone be perfect,
so suddenly change'
Relationships I guess in love are hard there are times when people have to let go for the good of the other person... Selfless sacrifice...
I don't know much about love but I can relate it to friendship... sometimes just one argument or distance can break a friendship...
In love, I guess it's harder when someone lose that feeling...
This really is good... nice poem you have here...