Melancholy Me
Melancholy me, since Kelly's gone away
Far beyond the sea, and out of every day
Stage by stage I've wept, but finally, I see
What I must accept; a melancholy me
It follows and it looms, a threat to my clear sky
Though never quite consumes, insists that I comply
She's not for me to find, no path for me to track
So rain I will not mind, if I can't have her back
My happiness and joy, are never felt alone
This grief did not destroy, but left an undertone
Useless to contest, what lingers underneath
So I will try my best, to balance in this grief
Perhaps I am jaded, but I am past denial
Anger has since faded; I've learned again to smile
I'll steady more each day, my given grief tightrope
And mind my every sway, when wind threatens my cope
Relentless my implore, and pointless it would seem
She went, she is no more, to see her is to dream
I begged her not leave, and still, she did not stay
For that, I'll ever grieve, my melancholy way
Born by final breath, now breathing in her place
I'll live despite her death, as long as I embrace
Because it's mine to keep, it's just my cross to bear
I'll bury it down deep, but always, it is there
And though I did not choose, it's what I would prefer
I cannot bear to lose, my memory of her
While pain is in my heart, Kelly too, shall be...
Because she is a part, of melancholy me.
Copyright © Jessica Wheeler | Year Posted 2023
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