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jwesley
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since 2000-04-30

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Spring, Texas

0 posted 2004-02-26 09:12 PM

What Ever Happened To Forever

The space beside me in bed
has been empty too long,
the sheets have grown cold,
even the smell of you is gone.
All that lingers is knowing
that once upon a time,
you heated it with passion,
warmed it long through the night,
swore it would never be empty,
as long as you breathed.

I saw you this evening,
your breath misting in the cold air;
you breathed,
yet the space beside me is empty,
has been far too long,
the sheets have grown cold,
the smell of you is gone,
and I breathe. . .
deeply inhaling,
tasting only emptiness,
and cold.

Where once you warmed the air
broken promises linger, and I wonder,
what ever happened to forever,
to death do us part,
holy matrimony,
to you . . . and me.

The space beside me in bed is empty,
the sheets are cold,
the smell of you is gone . . .

I lay here, eyes closed, reaching out,
touching what isn’t there,
feeling what’s gone,
caressing memories I can’t,
don’t want too,
pray I never . . . forget.

The space beside me is empty,
has been . . . for far . . .
too long.

w.james beard, jr.
(c) february 2004

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

1 posted 2004-02-26 09:19 PM

Pray I never....forget....

y'know,
I know this.

Excellent....

James, you're growing.

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

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Canada eh.

2 posted 2004-02-26 09:22 PM

"The space beside me in bed is empty,
the sheets are cold,
the smell of you is gone . . . "

Well done Jimmy!
Very much enjoyed this touch of melancholy,
you paint it with such a gentle ache m'friend.
Hugs~

~ Can I keep you? ~
-Casper

sea_of_okc
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since 1999-06-15

Posts 568
Oklahoma City, OK, USA

3 posted 2004-02-26 09:59 PM

Sometimes it's hard to let go... and harder to understand why. The longing and heartache come through quite clearly.

BluesSerenade
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since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

4 posted 2004-02-26 10:32 PM

I think I'll just sleep on the couch tonight
and hug my pillow.

Such a sad sigh you have written here James~

Nicely done, nevertheless~

Juju
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since 2003-12-29

Posts 3429
In your dreams

5 posted 2004-02-26 10:43 PM

What a wonderful poem. It was so beautiful.

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

6 posted 2004-02-27 03:07 AM

Nice writing...in my case, I told the judge that I didn't want a divorce, and then the judge told me that it took two people that wanted the marriaage to have a marriage, so forever effectively ended with that pronouncment...James

jwesley
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since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

7 posted 2004-02-27 02:13 PM

Thanks all, and James M. , isn't it funny that it takes two to agree to marriage but not to reverse it...maybe if both had to agree to divorce, as many as do would not make the leap and work harder to keep it.

j.

passing shadows
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displaced

8 posted 2004-02-28 05:53 AM

I ache for you

Marge Tindal

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9 posted 2004-02-28 03:33 PM

JWesley~
This is a wonderful write~
Keeping it for a friend who's going through a tough time right now~
Thank you~
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost,
the spirit rejoices over what it has left.
- Sufi epigram <))><

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Mistletoe Angel

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Portland, Oregon

10 posted 2004-02-28 04:31 PM

(big angel hugs) God Bless You, dearest friend, I understand just how you feel and I send many angel hugs in hope forever does come to you as you are so deserving of everything forever offers! (sigh) This is most heartfelt, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet James, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"You'll find something that's enough to keep you
But if the bright lights don't receive you
You should turn yourself around and come back home" MB20

vandana

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11 posted 2004-02-28 07:11 PM

nice

Copperbell
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12 posted 2004-02-28 07:47 PM

This conveys so much emotion, its so good and so sad. Thanks for sharing this.

ThisDiamond
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Michigan, USA

13 posted 2004-02-28 07:54 PM

Jim,
When you put your heart to poem, the vastness and the richness are striking.
TD

Nightshade

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since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

14 posted 2004-02-28 09:09 PM

I lay here, eyes closed, reaching out,
touching what isn’t there,
feeling what’s gone,
caressing memories I can’t,
don’t want too,
pray I never . . . forget.

Very, very touching piece Jimmy. Chris

"At one glance
I love you
With a thousand hearts."

— Mihri Hatun, Turkish poet

Martie

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15 posted 2004-02-28 10:31 PM

Jimmy

Understanding the poignant message in this poem.

Bonnie j
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Ohio

16 posted 2004-02-29 02:13 PM

I hear the sound of a heart breaking in this one.Silent tears crashing upon the reef of life.
Sad but well done.
Love and hugs
Bon-Bon

iliana
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since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

17 posted 2004-02-29 06:46 PM

Well written, James. Stirs my emotions and brings back my own memories of cold air. .....

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