Alone and weary at the grave <br />Feeling weak, but acting brave <br />Saddened that it came to pass <br />It burned so bright, but didn’t last <br /> <br />Love it seems, a fragile thing <br />Is fraught with thorns and bound to sting <br />Wrapped in strings, a crushing twist <br />Yet, can’t resist, the enchanting kiss <br /> <br />What happened to seeds we’d sewn? <br />They’re buried deep and cold as stone <br />The unyielding heart beneath the clay <br />Rose up to sweep the dream away <br /> <br />I woke to find the winds so harsh <br />The rain poured down to snuff the spark <br />No more to warm beside the flame <br />Yet echoes whisper a forbidden name <br /> <br />I’ve fought my heart, to let it go <br />To leave behind the rain and snow <br />Time, they say will heal the ache <br />I have to bend, to stop the break <br /> <br />Still…it hurts to watch it fade <br />I weep beside the looming grave <br />Then lay to rest the very thing <br />That gave me light; that made me sing<br /><br />Leria Hawkins<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/live-and-let-die-3/
