Eva Dawson

Eva Dawson

By Windstorm Kells ^©2001

 

It began as sweet innocent love

A fated gift from above

From the first glimpse

To the last tear

You were the flowering sapphire

 

Clearly seeing the day, at age eight

A dare, flipping up your white dress

Little notes passed ‘love me check yes or no’

Imagined romantic castles, flickering fire light

 

We grew together

Talk by letter and phone

Felt like a perpetual feeling of cloud nine

Then I moved away and it broke my heart

Yet I knew you loved me by the letters

 

Coming back you blessed me again

Our love grew stronger and it was true

Walking arm in arm

Sharing our first kiss

To this day I remember how you tasted

Soft lips, pure silk, Ahhh total bliss

 

At fourteen, seeing you at special occasions

Yet insensitive b*****d am I

Trying to court other girls

But could find no comparison

To your beautiful pearls

 

Locked up, I realized what I had thrown away

For years I seem to keep your love at bay

When I received the letter ending all

Unable to contain all those tears

My heart became numb and desolate

 

Writing you back

A hate filled and seething lies

It was the worst thing I could do

Trying to make you feel the way I did

Wanting to take it all back

Eva, my heart died that day

 

To this day tears come when I hear our songs

Truly do I wish you the happiness

The shame makes me want to die

On my knees I cry your pardon

Apologize for treating you this way

To tell you I still love you forever

 

I hope to get the chance to read this to you

I owe you that much

If you spit in my face and walk away

I ne’er blame you ether way

 

If to only see your beautiful face

Once more I’d plead my case

Meaning more then all the money of the world

The shame and regret I wear as a collar

A soul ripped in half for all time

 

You’re on my mind each day

How I screwed up in every way

A beautiful I wish for thee

Eva, please forgive me!

 

As the song stated

With you heaven was a place here on Earth

Know that you were my first true love

You did no wrong, you angle, and you dove

A picturesque mural of beauty

 

It hurts to continue, but I must

A heart aches keenly

Held together by super glued sinew

I cannot get you out of my head

You are the princess in every book I read

 

I’ve gone mad instead of getting even

The experiences are fresh on my torn heart

I wanted no part of revenge

Some people have made me into a stranger

But it was me all along

 

Not the last time I’ll think of you

We are a lost love ‘tis true indeed

You shall live forever in my heart

On this page and in my mind

For you once said I love you

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Lexy]

Locked up, I realized what I had thrown away
For years I seem to keep your love at bay
When I received the letter ending all
Unable to contain all those tears
My heart became numb and desolate
--- I would change that last line-- I think it changes the flow, only to be picked up again by the next line. Otherwise, good job. ^_^

[Not Afraid of Bruises]

watch your tense - you have 'cried' and ;bleeds' in the same lines. Punctuation too - I feel like it is a must in poems like these, as it can either make or break the poem. Good, but right now you are telling me a story. A good story, but I bet you could shorten this entire thing into a ten line poem that is more powerful and haunts the reader. Also, watch out for your formatting on this - I couldn't find the poem