☆°▪︎ SCATTERED PICTURES AND WORDS ▪︎°☆

It

.

would

.

h

a

v

e

.

been

.

easier

.

f

o

r

.

me,

.

.

i

f

.

.

we

.

w

e

r

e

.

never

.

t

o

.

meet . . .

.

.

.

It

.

would

.

h

a

v

e

.

been

.

easier

.

f

o

r

.

me,

.

.

i

f

.

.

you

.

h

a

d

.

told

.

m

e

.

you

.

wanted

.

t

o

.

be

.

s

o

.

free . . .

.

.

.

f

o

r

only

.

yesterday

.

i

t

.

seemed,

all

.

t

h

e

.

traffic

.

lights

.

w

e

r

e

.

turning

.

green . . .

.

.

.

 ~ the

traffic

.

lights

.

w

e

r

e

.

turning

.

green . . .

.

.

.

Only

.

yesterday

.

t

h

e

.

gardens

.

filled

.

w

i

t

h

.

you-s

.

a

n

d

.

me-s . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

seemed

.

t

o

.

r-e-a-c-h

.

f

o

r

.

eternity . . .

.

.

.

 ~ they

seemed

.

t

o

.

r-e-a-c-h

.

f

o

r

.

eternity . . .

.

.

.

b

u

t

today

.

intimate

.

depths,

feel

.

depressed,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

fill

.

w

i

t

h

.

emptiness,

.

.

a

s

.

.

sunflowers

.

t

h

a

t

.

danced

.

f

r

o

m

.

dawn

.

t

i

l

l

.

sunset,

bow

.

t

o

.

shades

.

o

f

.

remorse

.

a

n

d

.

regret . . .

.

.

.

Can

.

anyone

truly

.

expect

.

a

.

heart

.

t

o

.

flourish,

.

.

w

i

t

h

i

n

.

.

the

.

soils

.

o

f

.

neglect ?

.

.

.

Can

.

anyone

truly

.

expect

.

t

o

.

play

.

a

.

p

a

r

t

.

beyond,

.

.

t

h

e

.

.

very

.

n

e

x

t

.

set ?

.

.

.

f

o

r

right

.

now . . .

.

.

.

the

.

o

n

l

y

.

joy . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

the

.

o

n

l

y

.

song . . .

.

.

.

within

.

m

y

.

soul . . .

.

.

.

i

s

the

.

misery

  .

  s

   i

   n

   k

   i

   n

   g

(

    )

m

 e

      )

 (

    d

    e

    e

    p

.

into

.

t

h

e

.

sea

.

o

f

.

melancholy . . .

.

.

.

 ~ into

.

t

h

e

.

sea

.

o

f

.

melancholy . . .

.

.

.

s

o

there

.

i

s

.

where

.

y

o

u

.

will

.

f

i

n

d

.

me,

should

.

y

o

u

.

happen

.

t

o

.

wonder

.

w

h

a

t

.

became

.

o

f

.

me . . .

.

.

.

I

.

hope

.

y

o

u

.

recall

.

h

o

w

.

things,

might

.

h

a

v

e

.

been,

when

.

y

o

u

.

befriend

.

loneliness

.

again . . .

.

.

.

I

.

hope

.

y

o

u

.

breathe

.

h

o

w

.

it

.

feels,

.

.

t

o

.

.

bleed

.

a

l

l

.

colors

.

o

f

.

hope,

.

.

f

r

o

m

.

.

the

.

shadows

.

o

f

.

a

.

soul . . .

.

.

.

f

o

r

only

.

then,

will

.

y

o

u

.

truly

.

know

.

h

o

w

.

it

.

feels

.

t

o

.

sink

.

s

o

.

low . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

to

.

j

u

s

t

.

want

.

t

o

.

let

.

go . . .

.

.

.

 ~ to

just

.

want

.

t

o

.

let

.

go . . .

.

.

.

s

o

yes,

.

I

.

believe

.

i

t

.

would

.

h

a

v

e

.

been

.

easier,

.

.

i

f

.

.

you

.

h

a

d

.

never

.

been

.

w

i

t

h

.

me . . .

.

.

.

b

u

t

.

.

.

I

.

would

.

n

o

t

.

trade

.

t

h

e

.

tease . . .

.

.

.

o

f

the

.

scattered

.

pictures,

whispers,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

words.

Reflection: This was a romantic-themed poem that I wrote back in October of 2001 in reflection of a brief, but powerful romantic experience I had back then. I’ve had several experiences like this in my life as I’m sure many others have.