Acrylic on canvas/gunther
September 16, 2019
By Arthur H. Gunther III
CHANGE OF PACE: Song lyrics (mine) instead of an essay…
I locked the door last night, though it never had a key. You are gone, and I must forget.
Forget the soulful moments, the depth we reached without a word said.
Forget you in my arms, so well-fitted that your heart was in mine, my soul with yours, facing eternity.
Forget our plans together, though I never cared for detail as long as you were here.
Forget your eyes were blue and magnetic, that looking into them made me feel weak but so warm.
I locked the door last night, though it never had a key. You are gone, and I must forget.
Forget the calm we were at, our silence speaking for us.
Forget that being together was a book of understanding.
Forget I came upon old doubt and could not trust real emotion. I left the embrace and could not return.
Now I have locked the door, and there is no key.
You have gone away, and I must forget.
The writer is a retired newspaperman who can be reached at ahgunther@yahoo.com His work can be republished in any form, with credit given.
Brought tears, So emotional. Well done my friend Sir Arthur.,
Thank you, Dorothy, for that.