Poem #23 - 30/30

The punches we never see coming


That day you ran off the road of life into the arms of oblivion
Was one of those sucker punches I never see coming
Now I make up the time we could have had, talking to your spirit
Our life together was only ten years long, but some love's everlasting

It was one of those sucker punches I never seen coming
Her early morning phone call hit me like a iron fisted uppercut
Our life together was only ten years long, but some love's everlasting
Survivors know how to act fast in a crisis, how to pilot in a crunch

Her early morning phone call hit me like a iron fisted uppercut
There was no time to ask why you went outside the light of the sun
Survivors know how to act in a crisis, how to pilot in a crunch
Were you deciding not to hurt anymore, or leaving me again - on the run

There was not time to ask why you went outside the light of the sun
Did you think you were doing the right thing, not wanting to be a burden
Were you deciding not to hurt anymore, or leaving me again - on the run
These are questions I ask you everyday, or ponder while writing out in the garden

Did you think you were doing the right thing, not wanting to be a burden
That last time we talked I said, why not come and live with me - it will be such fun
These are questions I ask you everyday, or ponder while writing out in the garden
Since that day you ran off the road of life into the arms of oblivion



© Odilia Galván Rodríguez, 2009