Call It A Truce Poem by Leria Hawkins

Call It A Truce
Date: March 13,2013

Our journey suspended, a dream deferred
The circle is broken, our passions blurred
A road forsaken, was the final chance
To change the course of circumstance

I go this way, you go that
We called it a truce, a tit-for-tat
We laid down the cards, the losing hand
Surrendered the flag, let neither win

My muse rewinds in the shadow of night
Reliving the wrongs, and loathing the right
I've looked for a way to let it all go
Pretending our bond was nothing but show

Sometimes it seems, a cruel twist of fate
A burden to carry, an insufferable weight
Sinful temptations course through our veins
And deep dark desires, bind us in chains

A need that we share, yet we live out a lie
Regretful that passion is passing us by
Doing what's right, but wanting what's wrong
It's a hell of a way, but we keep standing strong

With passion denied, and fervor displaced
There's long hours to fill, and cold empty space
While secret obsessions eat from within
We whisper confessions as a means to an end

Our dreams deferred, the journey cut short
We're burning the wires, our only resort
With hearts beating strong, like a song in the night
We're bathing our wounds in the tears of our plight

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