Almost Easy.

Spoken word.

And if I ignored all the plans we made,

All the promises we'd said and all the words

That we emptied out of our lungs.

If I ignored all the times we cried together,

All the times we laughed and all the times

That we had professed our love.

If I ignored the look in your eyes,

That look as I took everything we 

once were and shattered it.

It would've almost been easy.

If I remembered you were home that day,

And had the opportunity to prepare myself

For what I knew was about to happen.

If you hadn't looked longingly into my eyes

As I spoke that which I had promised that

You would never hear in this life.

It would've almost been easy.

And if only the timing had ever been right,

In my God forsaken mind, that screaming

For me to let go of you and what we were.

And if only the nights apart hadn't have shown me,

That without you I was better and without you

I finally had a chance to be okay again.

It would've almost been easy.

Honey, if I could only extinguish the fire that burned

So thoroughly through every inch of your bones and 

Every inch of your soul for me.

If you'd only known how my mind had been set free

By the time that I spent away from you, by the way

You'd left and all I felt was a sense of relief.

It would've almost been easy.

But it was never easy, not that night,

That night you came home, from so far

Away in a different place, you came to me.

And it could never have been easy that night,

I broke your heart and you wept, you wept

For the times that we shared and the times we wouldn't.

And if you had only heard the words I was speaking,

As I pleaded with you to understand all the things

I was saying to you, the things we knew were right.

Baby we were never going to be the same, 

Not after all the pain and torment that we

Felt through the time we shared together.

But I guess that made it almost easy.

Reviews

[H.L. Cerveise]

This is a good monologue story poem. I felt I knew what was going on throughout the writing. I also liked the play of words in front of easy. There is never anything easy about what your story is talking about and you showed that in your writing.

Well done

[Coyote Poetry]

Somethings are doomed to fail.
"Baby we were never going to be the same,
Not after all the pain and torment that we
Felt through the time we shared together."
I liked the story shared leading to the honest ending above. Sometime people don't belong together. Thank you Roy for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

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Thank you so much for your review!

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome Roy.

[Maxim Lewis]

A lucid exposition of personal truth dancing on the boarders of the universal.
I hear you. There's a limit to that love. But the call of the wild whispers in this poem, beyond limitation.

Good reading.

Maxim.

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Thank you for taking time to read and review! I'm glad you enjoyed!

- Roy

[Junebug]

eloquent. the way you go about writing this is great. The repetition works and changing it to "But I guess that made it almost easy" ends it on a different tone- i like it a lot.

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Thank you, means a lot!

- Roy

[Nessly]

Gorgeous. I felt the narrator's heartbreak and sincerity throughout the poem.

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Thank you so much!

- Roy

[Elmarie]

Hi a good story poem as H.L. Cerveise wrote. Sad circumstances for anyone. Sometimes it's a gift to let go and to free yourself and the other, from the "entrapment" for once the webs are cut and sweeps away a freedom is rekindled and one can move on with ones life. I realize some people either regret, resent or try to take revenge but these 3 r's are anti-life. I enjoy your writing Roy and will be back.

Blessings

El

[Cobblestone Traveler]

This is so beautiful. Full of regret and raw heartache. It flowed flawlessly and was a delight to read.

[Diane]

This poem made me feel pain and regret. When you can make others feel what you're writing I would have to say you're good at what you do.

[Zaliodir]

Its a nice poem full of pain and regret, but also resignation. I hope I never have to experience it. Excellent work.

[Michaela Moerke]

Beautiful poem, the repetition fits perfectly. Emotion makes a huge impact here with a story line that makes you want to read every last word. Great job once again Roy!