The Hurting

The Hurting                            February 14, 2013

The pain lingers on with complete impunity,

Searing my soul as it dangles by a thread

One moment followed by another.

It's the middle of February,

Another Valentine's Day to boot,

No one to love other than stinging reminders

Of one lost to circumstance

Some ten years ago.

Oh, it's been a long, long time

Since I knew what love is,

When I tasted the divine.

She asked me out, and I was a fool,

I broke down once more

And never saw her again.

The pain of it all often lingers

From my head down to my tips --

Hope is lost, and all that's left is the hurting.

2003 was a long time ago,

And ten long years have come and gone,

But the hurting still remains

And Fate continues to play games with me so.

Love was there if I only knew,

But I was so afraid that I didn't know what to do,

I contend I actually knew what love was,

And it has since only grew.

So many years, so many memories,

But she's gone now, and I must move on.

Until a special day comes, the hurting will commence.