Too late

My friend just went through this. This is to her and her broken heart. Since I have never been a situation like this, this may not be right, but I did my best. Hope you still like it

 

I just saw him yesterday

As though nothing has changed

I watched him walk by

Feeling so surprisingly strange

 

He just strolled on by

Without the slightest glance at me

Then I was submerged

In the deep depths of memory

 

We had always been close

For as long as I can remember

We were completely inseparable

Always seen together

 

But as the years wore on

Things were never quite the same

He had changed into a different man

Often playing the flirting game

 

My friends told me to change

And let the childish love go

But I could still see the good in him

The friend-child I used to know

 

But over time, I learned the truth

The hard and unbearable way

My friends had been right

And the child inside was cast away

 

He really didn’t love me as I did

Just using me like some toy

Playing with my heart

For something to destroy

 

I had courted my own destruction

And I should have known

That the fault was not only his

But also my very own

 

I left, but I often still thought of him

The child hidden inside from my past

But the storm had calmed

And the danger had passed

 

No matter how I tried,

I learned the hard fact:

Now it’s too late

Far too late to turn back

 

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Adela Muresan]

I like the poetic manor in witch you narrate a life experience.
This is quite uncommon as compared to most love poems, bcuz you illustrate the fight for love down to the last moment when the truth was undeniable.
I admit it could use some more speech flowers and maybe you could try to make it a little smaller, but it's good anywayz.

A.M.

[Kiara]

your writing is enjoyable to read, especially this piece nice flow and rythm, i also love a poem with meaning : )

[Wildecat]

I think you did a fantastic job writing this poem, a total pleasure to read your poetry.

[Jules]

Wow, I think you like wrote my life story right there, give or take one tiny detail!! This is really good, and like I said, I love it because it's really relatable in some way or another (even if it's not this exact situation). Thank you for entering this into my teen authors contest!

[Samuel Dickens]

I think you did a fine job on this, Aldora. The story plays out clearly, it rhymes well, and the rhythm is pretty good, too. Unfortunately, there will always be broken hearts, but love will come again if we let it.