Waking Up Next To You

By SnowQueen

When I wake after a night with you, by your side, I feel alone.
My king I was your queen and now I’ve been dethroned.
With cold eyes I watch and resent you.
Thinking of all the times I bid you adieu
Simply to crawl to the tip of your bed and whimper for you to love me.
Ending the battle with my conscience- we agree to disagree.

Every kiss received numbed my senses of being demeaned..
You truly made me feel as though I was your queen.
As I sleepwalk closer to reality everything becomes clear.
My river of emotions comes out in the form of a single tear.
The ocean of flames in my mind regrets drinking the shots of bittersweet illusions
What made my perception of what I wanted become clouded with confusion?

Here I lay next to you holding back tears
Wanting to stop time to avoid facing my fears.
The awkward silence that crushes my heart lasts to long
I’ll be tracing my steps back to where I went wrong
A remembrance of when you were lost in a tall grass
Now I am lost... searching for the past.

Wake up and try to catch a glimpse of me out of the corner of your eye.
Keep watching in awe. I’m leaving. Goodbye.
I’ve finally broken free from your chain
that was once kept together by my helpless nights and pain.
If I’m gone, why am I still laying next to you?
Sinking into this bed and stuck like glue...

Why can I not find the strength to lock you away in the darkest place in my mind?
Why is it I cant see what is happening to me, I’m not blind.
This pattern I’ve created for my life- being the bird trained to fly away.
The sad and lonely bird that returns the next day.
Even when I devote my days trying to find a love that is true,
Why is it that I still find myself... waking up next to you?

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Copyright 2003 SnowQueen
Published on Thursday, July 3, 2003.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: Beautifully written

  • Jaded Jezzabelle On Friday, March 5, 2004, Jaded Jezzabelle (328)By person wrote:

    This is what great poetry is all about....this is the reason im a part of this sight...honest untarnished talent and meaning...and the quest for what ever ...every one here is on a quest....loves that

  • BoldSolitude On Friday, March 5, 2004, BoldSolitude (214)By person wrote:

    This really rocked from the beginning to the end, I'm definately placing you on my favorite list

  • Rebel_Angel On Thursday, January 22, 2004, Rebel_Angel (321)By person wrote:

    memories are crazy sometimes.

  • A former member wrote: Ack...damnit...been there...done that...god you reminded me of it perfectly. And I still ask myself why it took so long for me to leave.

  • _Andrew_ On Wednesday, August 20, 2003, _Andrew_ (245)By person wrote:

    very well done, well written *~*aNDReW*~*

  • A Velvet Tongue On Friday, July 4, 2003, A Velvet Tongue (434)By person wrote:

    "mind regrets drinking the shots of bittersweet illusions " great expression there, Loved your piece, Thank you for sharing it.

  • Stranger On Friday, July 4, 2003, Stranger (263)By person wrote:

    I felt this one in the pit of my stomach. The"whimper for you to love me" line immediately had me empathizing. Beautiful words telling a very sad story. Loved it, as I do all your writing.

  • Stranger On Friday, July 4, 2003, Stranger (263)By person wrote:

    Nice to see something new from you. Try to up the pace; you have impatient fans,

  • manywalks On Thursday, July 3, 2003, manywalks (747)By person wrote:

    Well done, many ask the same question(s). ~ mw

  • A former member wrote: I thought this was great, I hate being in love with someone I don't like

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