I once had a girl, and once she had me <br />And though her charms were charms in which I'd dreamed <br />Her infatuation wasn't all it seemed <br />My happily captured heart, she set free <br /> <br />Ever since I've chased this runaway heart <br />Hunting answers to patch it's gushing sieve <br />Seeking out life in life, that I might live <br />Alone on this earth; from her, far apart <br /> <br />Though I'm nearer this solitary strength <br />I am still longing for life lived before <br />My past vices, made her show me the door <br />Love is a game played, often at arm's length <br /> <br />Perhaps someday, another, I'll draw near <br />To bring peace to this life of hurt and fear <br /> <br />((October 2nd,2008))<br /><br />Danny Speicher<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/runaway-heart/
