Oh so softly

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    Oh so softly

    I am sorry for drawing

    You closer to me,

    For not letting you fly,

    Allowing you to be free.

     

    I beg that you feel,

    No obligation,

    No regrets, no resentment,

    No consternation.

     

    If it is your will,

    To turn around and leave,

    I will not stay your hand,

    But give you room to breathe.

     

    I do not wish to stifle,

    Or to hold you back,

    Only to see you smile,

    Not to see you with a lack

     

    Of contentment,

    Caused by my own err.

    I hope you learn to

    Love and not to fear.

     

    Please if you do,

    Desire another hand,

    Grow weary of this dance,

    No longer wish to stand,

     

    At the side of an unequal,

    Not your stature or deserve,

    Do not leave me wondering,

    How to earn your love.

     

    If you cannot bear to face,

    What I am today,

    Do not live to hate and begrudge

    The wonders of yesterday.

     

    I do not lay the blame, do not wish to fight,

    Only pray for solace and an end to this black night.

     

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    ginga commented on Oh so softly

    12-31-2010

    narrator, Words of rejection never sounded so tender and understanding...this is exquisitely written and appreciated. ginga
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    Narrator

    01/01/2011

    Your praise never ceases to evoke a smile! Thank you a thousand times for reading and commenting, insight is a wonderful thing, a gift that only someone else can provide. Have a wonderful 2011! Narrator.

    HIP13044b commented on Oh so softly

    12-24-2010

    I was completely absorbed by this write. The emotions you show really give a clear message to the struggles faced within. Excellent job.
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    Narrator

    12/24/2010

    Thank you once again for your kind words :). This one holds some powerful memories for me and I couldn't help but pour a little of myself into it. I am so glad you enjoyed it! Narrator.

    SuSpence commented on Oh so softly

    12-10-2010

    A truly passionate write. I could feel the angst, frustration, and pain in your words. This write was like an intimate glimpse through the looking glass of your life, as it I were reading a private letter from you to the one you love/long for. And the sentiment reminds me of the old saying, if you love someone, let them go, and if they return than it was meant to be. Seems this is true in my experience, but as with many things in life, it is easier said than done. Wonderful display of emotion, keep on writing. Peace and Love, Spence
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    Narrator

    12/10/2010

    Thank you for taking the time to read, I confess this left me feeling quite raw after writing it. Its often the case that taking your own advice is much harder than giving it. I am glad you caught my meaning. Thank you so much for commenting, much obliged to you. Good evening Narrator.

    SuSpence

    12/11/2010

    You are most humbly welcome, good evening to you as well. ~Spence

    A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness. It finds the thought and the thought finds the words.

    Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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