Letters of the Unrequited

How’s it been going? An old friend said

Didn’t you say that you’d keep in touch?

I’ve been down in life lately

Though no progress has happened much

I’ve been trying to reach you just now

And I’ve been wondering if you’d try

To help me back up again

Answer and I’ll tell you why

 

Chorus:

This was a letter I got a few days ago

And I realized that I’d reply

To live my life for them

And make the world a little bit better

I can’t burn the pages now

That I’ve read those earnest words

God help me make this work

You can aid me I’ve heard

These letters of the unrequited

Will be answered tonight

 

Where have you gone? Jesus told me

You’ve gone astray and I can’t find you

Come back into my arms tonight

And I’ll tend to your wounds

You don’t have to pretend anymore

Just live for you and for others

And I’ll be there to guide you

You won’t need masks anymore

 

Stop crying, child, Mary said

Don’t lose hope today

There are still a million lives to change

With every little thing you do and say

Don’t lose faith in the good you’ve done

Each day’s a gift you can’t live twice

Life’s too short to waste on  tears

Promises should suffice

 

*Chorus*

 

Walk the same path, the young boy said

No thousand miles can compare

To the purity of the heart

When the world needs a heart that shares

I chose to take her reaching hand

Because I’ve lived my life to the fullest

 Do your share and live content

To God you leave the rest

Reviews

[Kenneth The Poet]

Turn it into a recording. I think the emotional power could be truly conveyed.

Nice job.

[Branch Isole]

Much ground covered herein.

[Coyote Poetry]

I like how you set-up the poem. I like the desire and meaning in each set of lines.
"Do your share and live content
To God you leave the rest"
We will make many decisions in a life. Our belief and hope are decisions that will allow us to celebrate life or lose it. A excellent poem.
Coyote

[panheadpigments]

Oooh beautiful. The only problem, is I think it would be better if I knew the tune. Ya know?