Verbal Aftermath
I think I know
Wait a minute as a matter of fact I do
You no longer care for me despite my innermost feelings for you
This is the end
There is no longer a right way for us
So I won't beg you to stay
When you prefer to leave
Honestly my heart understands the outcome
As I hear your footsteps as you walk out the door
As the song goes, "Love don't live here anymore."
I feel guilty because I let you have one last taste of passion
Intimately I invited you inside of me but passively you escaped me
Quite foolishly I reached out to you one last time expecting you to need me too
There are no stars in the sky
It's a full moon
It's rainy in my world
And I cannot find shelter from the heavy downpour of my inner city blues
Wait a minute as a matter of fact I do
You no longer care for me despite my innermost feelings for you
This is the end
There is no longer a right way for us
So I won't beg you to stay
When you prefer to leave
Honestly my heart understands the outcome
As I hear your footsteps as you walk out the door
As the song goes, "Love don't live here anymore."
I feel guilty because I let you have one last taste of passion
Intimately I invited you inside of me but passively you escaped me
Quite foolishly I reached out to you one last time expecting you to need me too
There are no stars in the sky
It's a full moon
It's rainy in my world
And I cannot find shelter from the heavy downpour of my inner city blues
Published by A.M. Morgan
A.M. Morgan is a New Orleans native who enjoys creative writing and the performing arts. View profile
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11 Comments
Post a CommentDang, on this "Early Afternoon with A.M." on the very first one I put something about Langston Hughes, and on the next one, you have something about Langston Hughes! Then I read about a half-dozen more, and put some comment on your other poem about Inner City Blues. And now I see inner city blues! Creepy. ....... But honest, in the pfootsteps image, it seems like I would have been tough to turn on that sort of angle with those sorts of footprints. And that looks like sand; come on up to the Great Lakes and walk through all the snow! (Just had to be picky one time.) -- Mike
great job very sab but beautifully written
I didn't understand the significance of the reference to the stars and full moon.
I got the blues for this poem. Thank you for sharing with us Morgan.
Very sad-but well written.
Tremendous work of poetry!
Very touching (and sad). A writer's job is to make others feel something and you accomplished that with this piece. Great job!
I have been there before, this really touched me. I felt the pain behind this poem.
Aw, so sad.
I've felt precisely like this several times before. Great description of those failed attempts we make in the end. Nice job.