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“For Loves Lost” by Trevor Witt

For loves lost and hearts broken,
For regretted remarks and words never spoken,
For teary eyes and warm, salty cheeks,
For hope malnourished, anemic, and weak.

Photographs of us hiking,
Sent my blood pressure spiking,
Even though I,
Try to let go,
Photos of us looking at wedding venues,
It may be old news, but it gives me the blues,
The feelings rush back,
Like a heart attack.

Feeling abandoned and alone,
I sink like a stone,
In a lake of sorrow,
I hope to feel
The hope of tomorrow.

I know I have to move forward,
But my memories still cut like a sword.
I know you didn’t mean any harm,
But now my heart lives with my childhood dog,
Upstate, at some farm.

Things could have been different.
I could have taken another path.
I am not blameless.
You too may carry heartache and wrath.

But now we make new choices each day,
Choosing to exorcise our demons with our words in a way.
Despite it all, I carry love, for you, in my heart.
Now, this seems like the end of a story, but, maybe, it’s only a start.

“Take a Ten” by Trevor Witt

Take a ten,
Give yourself a break,
The problems of the present,
The challenges of the moment,
Will remain when you get back.