A Never Ending Love Poem by Scott Martin

A poem I wrote to my wife 4 years ago to try and save our marriage after she fell out of love with me. I failed and am now divorced, but I thought I would share the poem anyway...

Although my words mean little,
This poem I wrote for you,
On Valentine's Day of our nineteenth year,
My feelings yearn for you.

This Valentines Day, they'll be no Red Lobster,
No seafood in our dish,
No ring hid beneath the rolls,
Oh how I truly wish.

I think about our situation,
And where it's at today,
And wonder if it's truly over,
And how it got this way.

I've thought about the old days,
Like when we first had met.
The beauty that I saw that night,
And seeing no regret.

To touch you for the first time,
As we danced upon the floor.
Sent shivers down my spine,
As I yearned to hold you more.

Slow dancing to the sixties,
My fingers running through your hair.
The closeness that I felt,
You could tell that it was rare.

To feel Love and Affection,
Like I never had before.
The joy that overwhelmed me,
As we walked out the door.

The feeling in my stomach,
When I heard you say 'I Do'.
I knew I was so lucky,
To be the one with you.

To stand there beside you,
As I watched you give birth.
Believing in the Lord above,
And what our lives are worth.

To watch them grow as years went by,
Brought happiness to our heart.
The Birthday's, Christmas's, Halloween's,
Makes it oh so hard to part.

The Anniversary and Valentine's Cards,
Oh how they meant so much.
The meaning of our written words,
With such a heart felt touch.

Receiving the dreaded phone call,
That brought about the tears.
Knowing not what lied ahead,
How awful where those fears?

But God gave me a special gift,
Who took control that day.
And met the families needs,
In each and every way.

Sitting through the surgeries,
The hours by my bed.
Always feeding ice chips,
To a tired and swollen head.

Getting us on the planes,
And flying coast to coast.
Oh how you helped us all,
Just try and make the most.

Getting all the hotels,
To have somewhere to stay.
Brought life to the four of us,
During those dismal days.

To think of those two children,
And knowing how they feel.
And praying to the Lord above,
'Please, one more family meal? '

To know how much they hope it works,
Is more than I can bear.
To see their family come undone,
Can't you see it in their stare?

They say divorce is bad for all,
Of which I do agree.
They say it scars you for life,
Just ask Tara, Sean or me.

I hope that when you think of me,
You don't just see the bad.
And remember long ago,
I use to make you glad.

Those day's now seem over,
Again her come the tears.
To realize I've lost my love,
Of which I always feared.

I'm told pick up the pieces,
To move along with life.
Oh how difficult that can be,
When going through such strife.

Oh Susan, I'm so sorry,
To which my kid's I'll say.
I never meant for this to be,
To end in such a way.

And please just remember,
Before you go your way,
I never stopped loving you,
Not even for a day.