11/1/12

For A Moment
By Stacy Maddox


My love has already let go, setting you free
All that is asked in return is the same for me
The pain to follow will be too much to bear
If the burden is left alone, never to share

Twisted strands lay in a pile at my feet
Snapped and broken in bitter defeat
They fell from my hands, one at a time
Slipping through my fingers, no longer mine

It tears me to pieces to clearly see it true
To have validation for what we always knew
Our hearts cried out, we held on tight
If only for a moment, bathed in the light

Our eyes will meet in passing again some day
Years from now, not knowing what else to say
Walking past each other, our sleeves will brush
Those old feelings will come back in a sudden rush.


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Stacy Maddox lives, dreams and writes in the fast-paced city of Lawrence, KS. When she is not writing poems, songs and stories or taking photographs, she is tending her garden, cooking and spending time with her family and two children. She loves to soak up the sun by the river and feel the rush of water over her feet. Stacy has been published in Shades Of Expression by Gerl Publishing, The Medulla Project, Daily Love and Mused: The BellaOnline Literary Review. She has been passionate about poetry, photography, music, quotes and stories for over 30 years.