A Thing of the Past...

I remember back then
All those days, those countless times we spent together

I remember how we played
All day long from the crack of dawn until late afternoon

How we'd get into trouble together
Then laugh about it afterwards

I remember them well,
Those times that will never come back.

Do you remember what happened?
What went between us, what tore us apart?
That one thing that changed us, so long ago, so when?

I do.
I remember it vividly, for I was the cause.

I hurt your feelings. I made you angry. I made you turn your back on me.
I did the worst a friend could do:

I betrayed your trust.

I choked back tears,
Tears that were so steadily increasing as I was forced to watch,
Watch so helplessly as we drifted so far apart.

If you only knew
How much I'd give, how much I'd do to go back to that time,
To turn around the hourglass on our lives,
To right the wrongs I've done to you.

But it's too late for me,
For us.

That ship has sailed, and it won't be coming back.
Everything... is now a thing of the past.
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This poem is one 'pack' with "Where Does the Time Go?"... This poem is from the girl (the best friend from "Where Does the Time Go")'s point of view... Again, i didn't have kitsan's help on this one, which would explain the lesser quality.. pls be honest n tell me what you think

Ritsan! Another fine piece by you, this one really draws out lots of emotions, it's rather bittersweet in a way. A good thing is that the theme is something that I can relate too, losing a friend because of a mistake. Keep it up.. ^^

i agree with kit-san very good and bittersweet... evoking memories....

*claps tears silently fall* good job indeed

god that is one good poem i'll look for more

I enjoyed reading this work. I think we've all been in this type of situation once, whether it be as the betrayer, or the victim. So we can all relate to it. I like how you wrote exactly what went wrong. It's like the person admits to it, and that is really rare. Good job.

Just some rubbish

Look back...

Look back to when you're young
Free and innocence u run the fields

Look back at what you've done
What had I done?

Look back at the wrong things you've done
Have you learned?

Look back to yesterday
Why wasn't it today?

Looking back at the foot steps
How long more?

What can i say? pretty ^o^ This one flows great! I loved how you use time and ship to represent it. I can get in touch with this poem a lot...~ which is kind of good in a way. sorrowful poems in a way always win...to me that is. And despite without kit's help, you did great. ^^