Don’t break my heart when you leave
Be gentle the day you stop loving me
I wish it didn’t have to be this way
I hoped you would stay, endlessly
Depart if you must but Pray be gentle
Great many burn scars on my feeble frame
Healing under your affectionate touch
My teriffied heart’s getting ambitious again
May be we will last forever, May be my fear
Is just panic induced by uncertainty
But if it’s not, if it’s the truth I don’t want to see
And if we don’t last, if we run out of fire
And it’s time for you to burn the bridges
Don’t burn me too deep, with them
My darling, go if you must
But Pray go easy on me
Pray be gentle, honey.
-N
Daily prompt – Panic
Artist Unknown
Poetry Copyright 2016, Opinionated Head
September 24, 2016 at 5:30 pm
Beautiful poem 🙂
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September 24, 2016 at 6:48 pm
Thank you dear ! 🙂
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September 25, 2016 at 4:57 pm
Welcome 🙂
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