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I wish I knew, what I know now…
Right from the very start…
Now it’s laid out before me…
The truth inside your heart…
Your words so cruelly spoken…
Those cleverly constructed lies…
Roll off your tongue with ease…
Forcing tears into my eyes…
Each one a guilt laced arrow…
Embedding into my brain…
Forcing me to defend myself…
Whilst twisted up with pain…
I used to know you better…
Better than you knew yourself…
But that’s no longer true…
And I need to protect myself…
I can’t believe the difference…
Or what’s changed in you…
It’s like you are a stranger…
Not the person I once knew…
You once were soft and gentle…
So much fun to be around…
But something’s taken over…
Destroying the love we found…
Now you’re evil and vicious…
Moods swinging wild and free…
Like a volcano always erupting…
Or a killer in the midst of a spree…
I’ve tried hard to begin again…
Go back to the very start…
When our world was young…
Before we were ripped apart…
I’ve tried forgetting the past…
The damage that’s been done…
Vanquish the haunting demons…
Set a course towards the sun…
I’ve tried unlocking the chains…
That keep on holding us back…
A heavy and constant reminder…
Keeping our memories Black…
I’ve tried looking inside my soul…
For reasons to keep us close…
But the way you act around me…
I can’t destroy our ghosts…
I wish I knew, what I know now…
Right from the very start…
Now it’s laid out before me…
It’s breaking my fragile heart…
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Eye Will Not Cry 
Amazing ❤
Thank you Niazmina! Cheers J
Ouff, how often has this poem come to play in my own life! Thanx for the follow!
Thank you for your kind words and you are welcome – Cheers J
This is amazing! Ur poems are laced with so much pain and truth it’s beautiful, thank you for sharing
Thank you Buzzin – your kind words are appreciated – Cheers J
Wow I felt every word as I read through the poem.
Thank you for such a compliment – Cheers J
For if I’d known beforehand…
How you would soon treat me…
I’d still have been your darling…
For I could not break free…
So true…. Time for you to guest poet Keith!! Cheers J
I think you’re right! I’ve got one cooking for you. Thanks for the offer!
Reblogged this on Ned Hamson Second Line View of the News.
Thanks for the re:blog Ned – much appreciated – Cheers J
Wow! So much pain in this poem and so full of truth! I love this, J! 🙂
And the song just fits perfectly. Wow. 🙂
Thank you – and yes, such power in this song, one of the all time greats! Cheers J
Yes…anther nice piece. I can really relate with the feelings of that poem 🙂
Thank you for your kind words- Cheers J
no prob! 🙂
A very sad and tragic ballad, and I may even have shed a tear right along with you. True love once lost is never easy to regain, and quite possibly, even if regained, not really the same. Thanks for sharing that. You did an excellent job with it.