There’s a scratch on my heart ,
You’ve put it there,
The memory is seared
Forever in my soul’s care
Every now and then,
I run a finger across to feel the sting
For it’s all I have left of you
And it’s the worst to know how hard I still cling
Now I’m left wishing
Your kisses meant much more
Than just another
Notch on the bed post to score
Even knowing
That you never loved me so
You’re still in my heart
And for the life of me, I can’t let go
If I didn’t know
How your smile filled me with delight
If I didn’t know
How your arms felt holding me tight
If I didn’t know
How your lips tasted in the night
If I didn’t know
It would be better now
When people say
To follow your heart
They never tell you how
When it’s in a million parts
I spend each night
Praying for one less tear to cry
So quick to say “Hello”
Why can’t my heart now say “Goodbye” ?
It was easier
When you were just a fantasy
When there was never
A chance to be a “you and me”
It was all so easy
When just a figment of my brain
Because I never imagined
You’d be the source of all this pain
So if I didn’t know
How your smile filled me with delight
Or if I didn’t know
How your arms felt holding me tight
And if I didn’t know
The taste of your lips in the dark night
Oh, if I just didn’t know
It would be so much better now
So much better now
Raivenne-lations 
Beautiful and heartbreaking – the last three lines murder me. Thank you for sharing, as always.
Lot’s of passionate longing in this one, Raivenne. Very nice writing!
Here is my poem for the week: http://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2011/08/28/forever-changed-2/
Thank you gentlemen.
I read your work, and enjoy it. But I admit I also wonder which things are autobiographical, and if I know the protagonist(s)! 😀
Very well done. I enjoyed this so much. I am sorry but I am new to Gooseberry and I am enjoying reading all these great poems. I am so happy I have found each and every person who has written a poem here. I tried this week the challenge. I hope you could find mine and read it . http://gatelesspassage.com/
beautiful.
love your word play.
have fun in poetry picnic!
🙂
Very sad but oh so true. Nothing lasts forever. Love fades in time. Nice write.
Melanie
I have been there. You said it well with your words. Poignant, painful, honest.
JP
http://tasithoughts.wordpress.com/2011/09/01/ive-got-you/
There’s a scratch on my heart ,
You’ve put it there,
The memory is seared
Forever in my soul’s care
very well written, 😉
Tender, beautiful writing.
To say I love this is an understatement. Thanks for sharing and reminding me that we all have similar moments and are not alone. Beautifully written.