Love's Reality

The reality of love long lost
Sinks deeply into the heart,
So many sweet dreams,
So many long lost memories.

A love once strong,
Now is completely gone.
A heart once beating
Open arms once waiting.

A dark shadow now resides
In a place where none can hide;
Crashing against the cliff,
Sadness swells like waves.

What went wrong?
Was it the timing?
Was it the pain?
Who knew it would end this way.

Dark shadows beat at her;
Leaving marks, deep and bleeding.
A love once strong,
Is now completely gone.

A body lies in a death trance,
Waiting for the moment it will end.
The pain, the suffering,
The deep ingrained hurt.

A shadow of a woman,
Once strong and bright;
Now lies in wait for the moment
Death will knock and she can try again.

--by Arwyn