Letter to the Dead

By Aethelwyne

You left a soul behind, young angel
You remember of whom I speak
She longs for your embrace, young angel
For mine is far too weak
She yearns to hear your voice, young angel
Watch you smile, feel you breathe
And you know she blames herself, young angel
For your eternal leave
She lives her life alone, young angel
She fears and abuses herself
And I believe she's unaware, young angel
When she's hurting someone else
I tried to wake her up,. young angel
Though she claimed she had no passion left for me
But I am in love with her still, young angel
Though I am not you, you see
So I have been wondering, young angel
Can your soul take the place of mine
For I know with you she will be happy, young angel
And she will forget my love in time
Please do not worry, young angel
The evil that destroyed you has passed
Return to the girl I love, young angel
So she can love at last

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Copyright 2005 Aethelwyne
Published on Saturday, June 4, 2005.     Filed under: "Love" and "Poetry"
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  • HeadpatSlut On Friday, October 7, 2011, HeadpatSlut (259)By person wrote:

    This is an instant favorite for me man, I can see why it was poem of the day for sure, I was hooked on this one all the way through, this is amazing, such a selfless message to, sacrafice of oneself for one's love, even though she love him no longer, thanks for sharing. Scholar

  • A former member wrote: Absolutely, amazingly beautiful. Scholar

  • ColorMeToxic On Thursday, October 6, 2011, ColorMeToxic (240)By person wrote:

    This truly was beautiful, I love it. Much deserved POTD. Scholar

  • A former member wrote: The best POD I've read so far. I feel like you're speaking to me, the whole poem is beautiful. I'm at a loss for more words. Scholar

  • The Guardian Angel On Thursday, October 6, 2011, The Guardian Angel (28)By person wrote:

    Very excellent write! Loved it

  • A former member wrote: i love it.

  • PoeticHellion On Tuesday, August 16, 2005, PoeticHellion (191)By person wrote:

    Whoaaaaa. And I was too lazy to read this before WHY?!

  • Thorn On Tuesday, August 9, 2005, Thorn (283)By person wrote:

    Wow, I don't know why I never read this before; it's really good. I like it.

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