I left
Publication date: 2024-04-28
Title: I left
Type: Poetry
Publication: Coalition for Digital Narratives
URL: https://coalitionfordigitalnarratives.org/2024/04/28/cw7-aldas-kruminis-3-poems/
https://coalitionfordigitalnarratives.org/works-7/
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I left
You told me the night was long
and the morning would never come
and I looked into your eyes
searching for traces of truth.
I hoped your words would whisper
the dawn away as I snuggled deeper
into your sobbing chest. Your heart jumped
when the night put on its darkest robe.
I did not want to leave. You
anchored me into the life of love,
guided me to the shore
when the waves rose too high.
I wanted to stay and live,
spend my life with you. I left.
My shadow sneaked behind me,
the rifle’s blade pointing towards my back.
On the hill, I looked at you,
gave you my last smile, burdened
with tears, I waved and whispered
goodbye, perhaps to never see you again.