And Still We Tried
Posted: Friday, October 16, 2009
by Kian Ultan Andrew
This is a very personal poem, it highlights the struggles my girlfriend and I were dealing with at the time. I wrote this in a letter to her, stating how I felt, and essentially I was saying goodbye. This letter taught us both a lot, I have grown to really understand, not only my girlfriend's perspective, but the very nature of compassion itself.
And Still We Tried
I was living in a boarding house, addiction all around
And had a heap of rules, to which I was bound.
If you don't like to be "shushed", maybe you're too loud,
I know I can be too, I stand out from the crowd
I was living in a boarding house, addiction all around
And had a heap of rules, to which I was bound.
If you don't like to be "shushed", maybe you're too loud,
I know I can be too, I stand out from the crowd
All I got was worry, some concern and complaint.
I wanted to make you happy, I could only show restraint.
You criticized the things I did, questioned my very soul
Held no hope for us, no chance to grow old
Our future you foresaw, you created with a mould
Negatives and horrors, suspicion by the bowl
All the above, guaranteed your goal
.
Our love was stunted from the start, on backs of broken hearts
We both knew this , straight up, but still we made a start.
Our chances for success were at a low mark.
We still, however, had a go, no direction on our chart.
Our love was stunted from the start, on backs of broken hearts
We both knew this , straight up, but still we made a start.
Our chances for success were at a low mark.
We still, however, had a go, no direction on our chart.
Life itself is like this, this risk we had to take.
To fill ourselves with each other, was this a mistake?
I followed you and owned my stuff, changed my way of life.
I begged you to believe in me, I asked you for my wife.
Now I sit, quite alone, heart bleeding, as it groans
Humility takes its toll, I choose not to moan,
My lesson is the truth, the cost alone too high
Tonight I lose my burden, for thats the tears I cry.
I saw, one day, an angel, her heart was pure and just,
We lay upon the grass, that day, just us.
I won't forget that moment. My love, full, in my arms
I will cherish you forever, for I know who you are.
I hope ,one day, we see each other
I hope we will not miss
Rest assured my lady
This is sealed with a kiss.
Copyright K.U.Andrew 10/9/09
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)Quite a deep moment in your life... very movingShannonIndeed it was, Shannon,I'm still growing as a result.
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