The damn road.

  The damn road
 

It was a cold winter day.  I awake with my blue eyes lover.

We lay together sharing sweet kisses. 

Her beautiful young body pressing against me so tightly.

I can hear her heart beating.

 I put my face into her flowing red hair.

 I wished for this moment not to end.

  I found her again.

 She  broke my heart years ago. 

The damn road put us back together again.

I escaped to war to lose her memory and now I'm  swimming in sweet warmth of her flesh.

She told  me I must get up.

 I was driving from Michigan to California this morning.

I brought her closer and  I can hear the road calling me again.

I watch my love get  dressed.

 She was as  beautiful  when we were young and our hunger to love was possible.

I see in her face. The joy in your eyes to have me with her. 

So funny I also saw  the desire for me to leave.

We share a meal and many tender kisses.

 I wave goodbye and I saw soft tears in her eyes as I drove away..

I should have turned back and never allowed her to leave my life.

But the damn road and my heart couldn't take losing her again.

                                COYOTE
                              8 July 1992
 
 

 
 

Author's Note

Old poem with a re-write. Enjoy.

Reviews

[Great Aunt Astri]

Aarh, you couldn't take losing her again. That pulls at my heart strings. At first I thought this poem was too long and too detailed, a bit like a write in a diary. Then I read it again and it grew on me. Do you know it was like you had made a video. I thought it was a very visual effective poem!

[Coyote Poetry]

The wisdom of the heart must be listen to. If your heart tell you. You are dancing on fire and if you stay. You will burn. Best not to look back. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Great Aunt Astri]

Yes, our heart tells us when we love but it also tells us when to move on!

[Joyce S. Greene]

Sometimes when you try to protect yourself you end up causing yourself more regret and pain than if you'd just taken your chances with love again. I enjoyed reading this poem very much, Coyote. You expressed your emotions very well.

[MsJewel]

I could feel the pain in your words my friend. The last line is so powerful and the perfect ending for this amazing poem. You have touched my heart with this one.

:) Julie

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Julie. Old memories become less painful with time.

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

But the damn road and my heart couldn't take losing her again. -- what a powerful last line.

There is so much pain in loss, and sometimes it feels as though we are inside of a canyon, and there is no way to get to the top. It's a desperate feeling. Great imagery here, and I enjoyed the flow.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Sarah. Old memories are less painful with age and time. Most of us will question decisions made till our last thoughts.

[yuta]

That was beautiful. It made me blush and I don't have red hair...lol. You did a beautiful job and keep writing you are very talented.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Yuta. I appreciate the kind words.

[Tom]

It's that wonderful lady again with the red hair, she certainly made a lasting impression on your heart Coyote ! ( Oh that dam road for sure ! )

[Coyote Poetry]

Youth, fear and repeat acts of foolishness allow us to learn. Love is luck, chance and two people wanting the same things. Hard to do. Thank you for reading the the comment. I do appreciate.

[lei]

oh i love this.. the emotion drawn here is so powerful.. well done!

[Pryde Foltz]

Bittersweet are the loves not meant to last. Fabulous write, Coyote.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Pryde for the kind words. I do appreciate.

[Otsana]

Really nice poem which I can relate to, sometimes the pain of losing someone was so great the first time that its not worth investing those same feelings, taking that same risk again so its better to just have one special moment to end things on than to try for something you know wont work. Beautiful write!

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Otsana. Rarely second chances work. I agree.

[DrD]

The Satchel Paige quote fits here, "Don't look back." Very well done, my friend and an extremely enjoyable read.

[Coyote Poetry]

Satchel Paige was a wise man. Thank you for reading and the comment.