If I
could have that time over I would
If I
could be with you again, I would
You
gave me the love that I needed
You
shone the light on my life
I
loved you then and always will
Every
day I think of you
Of
how you were and what you’d do
To
keep us safe, warm and secure
I
loved you then and always will
If I
could have known you better, I would
If I
could have made you stay, I would
If I
could have changed your ways, I would
But you
gave me the strength I needed
Made
me the person I grew into
I
loved you then and always will
Every
day I think of you
Of
how you were and what you’d do
To
keep us safe, warm and secure
I
loved you then and always will
When
I needed you most you were gone
Left
on the wind with your ill’s
No
shoulder then to support me
No
wisdom now to guide me
And
for all of your troubles and problems
I
loved you then, and always will
Today
is the day I miss you most
And
tears flood uncontrolled every hour
My
feelings for you are a bittersweet pill
But,
I loved you before, and I always will
©
Fergus Martin
2012
this is truly very sincerely heartfelt and how I love and remember my aunts and uncles and grandmothers and George and Barry and Carol and all my pets too many to name and my brother
ReplyDeleteThank you my dear. Much appreciated as always.
DeleteMetered poetry is about the rhyme and getting the truth to fit the words. With free verse you don't have that constraint so it has to be more to the point to be exceptional -this is an exceptional poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you Brian. Very touched by your words
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