DOWN FOR THE COUNT

DOWN FOR THE COUNT

Dancing from side to side in life's ring

your strength is weakened by every swing

Think you have it together it's not the same

fooled once again your the one he blames

learning to trust again will your heart  ever be sure

hoping when your done you will feel more secure

Is it love or the sparing causing  your heart  pain

A time out is necessary so you'll be able to contain

making headway recovering and gaining your strength 

start to trust your heart, keeping the game at arm's length

feeling more confident, you then let down your guard

forgetting who you are, hit again opening up the scares

picking  yourself off the ground and wiping away the tears

back in the ring,  "it's not about winning"  the ref declares

he can't stop swinging never wanting  to loose a fight

his blinders are on, wanting to always be right

As she goes down for the last time unable to stand

the referee starts to count offering her his hand

he stands there tall one foot on her holding her down

the hit was so hard, no strength to get off the ground

walking away with confidence, so he thought

to some he was a winner, but he was distraught

he never saw that she was always on his team

didn't take the time to understand her it seemed

he never seemed to listen, now she's no longer here

her words are ringing, he can hear them everywhere

It's sad that her words  are worth more now that she is gone

He swung for the last time and now he can't seem to move on

SUSAN LEACH

DECEMBER 2010

Reviews

[Dalrymple]

Great content.

[Tate Morgan]

Susan this is really a treat i love the premise and the rhyme

[OT]

this is great!!! such truth in it, I think we can all relate, and such a strong rhyming scheme! I like!!

[KAREN]

It was very good, no, EXCELLENT! The pain is felt and the sadness.

[Dream Weaver]

As always love the rhyming, Profound and emotive...

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Great Poem! That rings truth in a lot of relationships! loved the flow!