Along that river bed

by shelly johnston   Feb 20, 2006


I hurt so deep inside these ribs
your calls awake me from my dreams
bring me on a journey I'm not sure i should take
on this i will lose you,this i know is true
you will be gone, you'll be lost to me
disappear as if you never knew me
walk along the river bed and see a face
you know you recognize but don't remember
that will be me lost inside your head
never to be able to see those thoughts of me again
ashamed that it has come to this
leaving me in parrel,leaving me in death
as you walk along that river bed,ill see your face in wonderment
hoping for some reaching faith
that you will remember me once again
watch my tear as it adds to the water
that has taken me in,and out of your thoughts
ill try to reach a hand to your memory
failing in misery
when you don't reach out to me
i will know there will be no hope
no faith left in me
to carry on my loving ways
ill be scarred and thrown away
ill be left in my tears,the only comfort ill receive
the only warmth that will come to me and be with me
in my dire time of need
i know that i dread this so
but now i see that it will
it will come to pass and i will know
that no love of mine can keep a soul
that no matter how much i love it will not be returned
i turned to you in weakness
i looked to you to save me
but as they all did,as they all tried
they broke me still
left me torn and shaking till
i longer go on
ill see you pass by my river bed
my only window to your virtue
ill calm my waking heart with your charming face
you're beauty still
ill hurt but ill be joyful that your shadow
passes through,at least to greet the water on this river bed
the only comfort that i get
in the time of dire need
i know one day you will see
that the face inside those gentle waves was me
hoping you will recognize
hoping for your glee
but once you do,I'm afraid my face
will not be there to see your mind awake
i will be lost,for ever missing
searching for that love
the love i hoped you would've given
along that river bed

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