8 | before you were here

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As I look back to the things went beyond
What more can be meant if things go unplanned
The silence of the wind is frightening still
But what's more grim is your unwavering will
As I am staring into the infinite space
I saw you, looking at me with grace
I never knew that this will lead to something
Is it called love? I wonder what will it bring
I never thought that this will be satisfying
Because who knew you'd end up falling
And this is exactly what we fear
Because I am happy before you were here

This thing called love is neatly consoling
What I thought before, in its face, it's nothing
Why did I even believe in this thing
What are we to do now that it ruined everything
This is what propelled us to do
Crazy, wonderful things that are incredibly new
This is love that forced us to split
And this same one that made us lose our wit
We could have been happy and fine
But all we could do was get out of line
And I remember when a day is near
I was happy before you were here

And soon, fights erupted between
We raised our voices, released what's within
We thought that love will save us from this
But little did we know, love is never on the list
If only we haven't met and crossed paths
We wouldn't even be here where happiness lasts
You told me to stop the fight
I told you that you didn't do anything right
So you turned your back, heart as hard as stone
I never called back because hatred is in my bones
Never bothered to think of you for a year
Because I was happy and complete before you were here

But then as death drew close
I turned and hoped I'd be jailed in youth's claws
Because now I see what we lacked most
Mostly, it is in me—that's why I lost
This is regret? I should hope so
Until I reside in my grave, I carried it wherever I go
I should know that you are more precious than gold
That love is more important than jewels sold
And that is the least of my worries
Because what's left is pain inside of me
I didn't have the strength to say 'I'm sorry'
Because by then , you would never hear my plea
But when I close my eyes, I can't get rid of that silent tear
I realized I was happy because before, you were here

But then as death drew closeI turned and hoped I'd be jailed in youth's clawsBecause now I see what we lacked mostMostly, it is in me—that's why I lostThis is regret? I should hope soUntil I reside in my grave, I carried it wherever I goI should k...

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I thought I was a genius when I thought of this poem's killer last line. As you've noticed, the first three stanzas talked about the narrator's pride saying that they were happy back when someone wasn't in their life. Until the fourth stanza and the last line where they realized that they were happy back then because of that person in their life.

So sadt.

I don't know what more I have to say about this poem.

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