Go
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Go
Don’t look back
You, no need to see the years walked away
I can’t hold back the tears that beg you stay
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Go
Don’t look back
I’ll still be without you when it’s said and done
I’ll have lost another battle, because you won
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Go
Don’t look back
My life never the same now that you are gone
Embarrassed to be left here, just hanging on
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Go
Don’t look back
Don’t say another word in that tragic tone
Don’t worry about me, I will be okay alone
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Go
Don’t look back
Losing you has been the heart’s greatest blow
But I cannot afford to let those feelings show
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Go
Don’t look back
No joy can be found in what you may see
Though I still stand there, I am barely me
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Go
Don’t look back
This is where the only bridge has been burned
This is where loving lessons hurtful learned
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this really cuts to the heart –
We have all been on one end or the other of this situation. Thank you for all your support Beth!
I’ve been on both – both so sad
Too true!
So eloquently stated, but my heart hurts reading those words.
Thank you sis! I am glad it created feelings for you, however sad they may be.
Brad, this is beautifully written. Heartbreaking? Yes. The most heartbreaking poem Ive read lately. And I read quite a few. ❤️🌹
Thank you so much for your kind words, G! 💖🙏
so is it true that it is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all?
That is a hard sentiment to argue with.
I feel for you, brother, if this is personal. You’ve captured what millions have felt.
Thank you Pete!
Made me cry, Brad. It’s like a cry from the heart but I hope it’s only a poem that has been written so exceptionally well that the words seem so real.
Thank you Yassy! It is not about a specific event or person, but I am sure we have all felt this at some time in our lives. I appreciate your kind words and support!
Although most comments concur that it is heartbreaking, I think there is a certain freedom to be found, like in the fact that the elbow does not bend outward, it is not a limitation but a guarantee, a koan and not a metaphor, a problem and not a solution…lovely verses my friend,
F.
You give this such a great perspective brother! That is a lovely way to think and live!
Thank you my brother!
Those brought tears to my eyes. There you go, tugging on those heartstrings. ❤
I can’t keep my hands off your heart strings…..sorry! 😁
No need for apologies, my dear. Please keep tugging!
That’s supposed to say “This,” not “Those.”