Despite Life I Died Poem by Rakeem Person

I begged her to stay
Not taking into account
That having her leave would make her happier

She looked at me
With a smile, blew me a kiss
And no other moment has been sappier

She stayed…for a time

Then the threat
Of her departure
Impended upon my loneliness once more

Pleading with her
To never leave me
But she sadly ambled through the door

She left…for a while

A lifetime to be exact
Never darkened my doorstep again
Never even a phone call to make my day

I held on, unmercifully
Not giving my heart a chance to mend
Forever remembering that she left though I begged her to stay

It hurt…for a time

A time full of a life
A life not lived
Because of regret, anger, and resentment

She left, I stayed
But still she took pieces of me with her
The pieces that thrived and dwelled in contentment

I died…for a while