"Leaving You"

Cristy sent me this poem last month (It was written 03/08/02). I am happy to include it here on her page.  - poetheart 04/22/02

Leaving you hurts me.
Knowing that I will walk away,
Causing pain with every step.
And you will stand still, like a statue.
Void of emotion.
As your heart pounds
Like an angry fist against your chest.
To leave you drains me.
To feel our memories
Resonating deep within my ribs.
To know that leaving you
Means that I will lose a part of myself.
Lose my hold on all that was ours, all I've known.
Losing my place, my home.
Leaving you haunts me.
To know that I will never have you,
Warm and content beside me.
To know that I will wake each morning alone.
And your absence will scream out
From my cold bed, and the silence of the morning.
To leave you makes me weep.
Crying for all that should have been ours.
I will cry for us both.
Because I know you cannot.
Your anger and pain still too alive.
I will share my tears of regret and love.
A love that should have held us together,
But instead tore us apart.

by Cristy Ramirez

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