Lady In Waiting

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She waited for him

To say she was not crazy--

That he felt it too.

She waited for him

To say what she longed to hear--

"Forever, my love."

She waited for him

On that dreary winter day

It all became real.

She waited for him

When it would have been easy

To just walk away

She waited for him

To decide if he wanted

To be in her life

She waited for him

Until he told her goodbye

And left her alone

She still waits for him

Day after day after day

Hoping he'll return.

© Teresa Kander 2011

Haiku Friday

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God gave you to me

Showed me how true love could be

You took it away.

© Teresa Kander 2011

Fear

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Facing the unknown

Waiting for those test results

Will they change my life?

© Teresa Kander 2011

Broken

I built a wall around my heart

To keep my emotions locked away

But that wall was broken for you.

I made a commitment and a vow

To be true to someone as long as I lived

But that vow was broken for you

I gave you my trust

Daring to believe your every word

But that trust was broken by you

I let you have my heart

Fully and completely, without question

But that heart was broken by you

I dreamed bigger bolder dreams

Of a future that would have you in it

But those dreams were broken by you

I used to have a life that I enjoyed

Because I didn't know what I was missing

But now I am irreparably broken for you.

© Teresa Kander 2011

Conflict

This week's entry to the 100 word challenge posted HERE:

http://www.velvetverbosity.com/100-words/

This week's word is STORM.

Emotions roll like thunder through my brain:
Am I angry, disappointed, hurt, sad, or all of the above?
Do I want to confront him with what I know,
Or wait to see how long it takes for him to come to me?
How much longer will this game go on?
Will he be watching my every move, weighing my every word,
Waiting to catch me slipping up in the smallest way?
Now that I know where I stand, I’m through….
I’ll be who I am, and he can take me or leave me.
The ball is in his court now.
© Teresa Kander  2011

Dream

Dream

One day

You will return

To say you regret

Breaking such a true heart,

Wanting to give us another chance.

© Teresa Kander 2011

It Should Be Over

It should be over by now:

All the pain, sadness and disappointment

Of the heartbreak of losing him.

But every day brings another thought

Of what could have/should have been

And how much I still love him.

I guess it's true what I always heard

And longed to find for myself:

When love is real, it never dies.

I just never knew it would mean living with all this pain.

© Teresa Kander 2011