letting go

[Shem]

Sometimes it just happens that way,
And it’s hard to let go, it’s hard to let go.
You’ll meet a woman; or a man
The spark will be there
No denying
And it will work, God how it will work!
For a week, a month a year,
It will be wonderful and you can’t get enough.
Eventually however, one of you will lose it,
The spark will die out,
And it’s hard to let go, it’s hard to let go.
No matter what the other tries, it’s to no avail
It’s dead, for no reason at all
At least none that is apparent.
That’s because it’s the accumulation,
Every bitter word,
Every angry moment,
They are hard to let go,
And in the end, it’s only you
Who are being let go of.

[mousey1]

The accumulation! Ah Ha! Yes, that's right, it all accumulates like a big hot air balloon ready to burst! KABOOM shpurt.

I think, though, the secret is to start out friends and slowly ease into the hot and heavy...yup. A friend is forever! And the rest as they say is history.

Build to the crescendo...if you're going to spend your life with someone let them first be called friend.

[mtmynd]

very true, mouseyone, very true.

friendship is the very foundation that supports the ups & downs of the love life, forever in search of passion for eternity, which never comes along long enough to be an actuality.... friendship is good, really good... necessary.

[Lightning Rod]

I wouldn't know anything about this

[mudshark]

I hear ya, Shem. you said it.
felt good. almost as good as writing.

[SmileGRL]

i needed this thread. thank you.

[Perdida]

And in the end, it’s only you
Who are being let go of.

that's a hit in the face right there.

Enjoyed Shem

[stilltrucking]

I wish I had read your poem thirty five years ago.