when we began to drift, <br />i began to fall. <br />when you began to leave, <br />i started to withdraw. <br />I don't want to leave this way <br />i don't want to fight. <br />i don't want to lose my only hope <br />in this world of mine <br />i need my space. i need an ounce of time. <br />have you an hourglass? <br />have you a time watch? <br />check the time, <br />it's running behind... <br />i've got to say farewell <br />this is my goodbye. <br />we had our times, <br />now it's mine. <br />i stand up and rise <br />i refuse to hide in the shadows. <br />i step into the sunshine <br />i run into the light. <br />this is me <br />this is now. <br />it's time for my love. <br />i won't turn away <br />from who i'm ment to be. <br />i run screaming, <br />i shy away from your touch. <br />we can not be, <br />so i ask you humbly, <br />forget who i was, <br />let go of my hand. <br />we were great, we were grand, <br />but that is over. <br />i must start anew, <br />grab and hourglass, and flip it over. <br />my life starts now, and its <br />......*unfinished*............<br /><br />Erika Michelle<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/unfinished-12/
