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Mark Tilford Mar 2018
she sets the suitcase on the floor
after a weekend together
to explore
as I shut the door
she turned to me and said
I want a divorce
my mouth hit the floor
all I could say was, of course
thinking good lord
she unpacked
setting the suitcase back on the floor
and tells me to pack
says you can leave the key at the door
without any slack
I turn my back
take the suitcase and pack
and head for the door
knowing deep inside the relationship
could not be restored
I get to a hotel
I open the door
I set the suitcase on the floor
thinking good lord
I unpack
then return the suitcase
I knock on the door
It opens
I set the suitcase inside on the floor
I look at her
this is yours
I cannot look at it setting on the floor
forevermore
Mark Tilford Mar 2018
we did not have a clue
what we would be up too
what we would do
fools
peoples voice
was the most damaging tool
letting it rule
fools
there was way too much pride
even in our lies
just letting them ride
it showed in both our eyes
later our demise
the love dies ?
surprised
how hard we denied
ten years went by
with us side by side
cried
cried
we no longer could hide
we tried
the other side
we had to decide
it could no longer be denied
no more divide
we said goodbye
twenty years has gone by
neither of us was ever satisfied
fools
thinking
that real love dies
Mark Tilford Feb 2018
When death comes knocking at my door
Know
My life was never boar
I never felt living was a chore
I never shut a door
I explored
I had good times
Some bad times
Always being kind
I never listened to the clock chime
Every minute was mine
I never lived for the dime
Living filled my mind
But never was I blind
I loved many women
Included some men
It did not cause my end
Most are still my friend
I never wasted time
Waiting for a second chance
I danced
I always prayed
Never lost faith
I knew there was a better place
Where I would end the race
With no blame
Nor shame
Live
I did
Mark Tilford Feb 2018
the phone rings
hello
hello
breathing on the other end
the absence I have to comprehend
I have to pretend
that the love did not end
there is a knock at the door
lasting shadow on the floor
never to be anymore
something I must endure
to pretend
the love did not end
a voice heard
I am blushing
listening
beads of sweat glistening
I pretend
the love did not end
I hear
footsteps
almost sleeping
leaping
I fall
again I pretend
the love did not end
sometimes it lasts
living in the past
I will continue to pretend
that it did not end
life's love
my heart will not mend
Mark Tilford Nov 2017
I have tried
To live my life with pride
Yes, I have lied
Some things I had to hide
Kept things inside, I tried
I have cried
Been able to keep evil cast aside
God knows I tried
To live by his rules
I tried
I am terrified
To get on my knees an testify
I have tried
To open my heart to love
God knows I tried
I kept my faith, even though
it has been tried
So many things I tried
to justify
I tried to deny
With my life I tried
not to be snide
To let things slide
Take it all in stride
God knows
I tried
!!
Mark Tilford Oct 2017
never like this before

tonight

walking the floor

tbinking I am done for

from words that was yours

no more can I ignore

my feelings will never be restored

that, I am sure

"your pitiful"

made me a prisoner of war

and from so much more

now relationships that cannot be restored

the guilt is yours

my heart tore

no feelings left and they will never again be explored

that is for sure

at deaths door

I question how and why did I become such an eyesore

to people

I adore
Mark Tilford Sep 2017
sad
to see
children
living in the street
with nothing to eat
to see
people
turning away
not wanting to meet
to see
no one matters
to see
money is the only goal
to see
a sign
(homeless)
the test failed
to see
there is never
another view
to see
closed minds
to anything new
to see
no trusting
in yous
to see
no understanding
that lives
are lived
in many ways
to see
no loving
hearts
to see
choosing to
live apart
to see
no meaning
in words
they say
to see
that price
we pay
!!
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