Gone, but here to stay.
**
We lived out a fantasy,
You and me.
I just had to try 18 before we ran away.
But you couldn't wait for the light in the darkness.
Instead, you gave in to the dark, and now you're gone.
**
Here to stay is your love and memory.
I turn 18 this week.
But we will never be this fantasy of you and me.
Because you are gone, here to stay is my forbidden love for you,
my friend
my mentor.
My lover, you are gone but here to stay.
Isn't that just the way?
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Jazzy
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Take Me With You
I've been here, my love. Watching, waiting. I've wanted to come to you, but I can't seem to break free of these wrought iron bars. You must have looked upon my face at least a hundred times these last few months, yet your face never once lit up for me. Not the way I know mine does for you. It's like you didn't recognize me anymore.
By Kenny Penn5 days ago in Fiction
Comments (4)
Achingly beautiful. Well done.
Great heartfelt writing! I just noticed you have a couple of books coming out! Congrats. That is exciting. Good luck with that. 👍😊
This is the most heartbreaking kinda love. Felt it in every bone in ny body. Amazing poem!
Damn, felt this one! I love the flow and I'm a sucker for repetition! Love it!