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Taken for Granted

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That summer we spent
Has perished in time
Still the memory burns
In the back of my mind
   
Your gray eyes were foggy
Like the clouds overcast
And your smell was like rain
That the ocean brought past

The sands were your skin
So brittle and fair
And the sea oats flowed gently
like your fine,  golden hair

Your spirit was free
Like an albatross feather
Such beauty I could not see
When we were together

I was a storm
Raging out of control
You were an angel
A compassionate soul

What you ever saw in me
I'm not sure I could say
For my heart was cold as stone
And you loved me anyway

And you had such a passion
That no being could ever measure
Still I treated you as nothing
Just a warm evening's pleasure

You were as pure as the dew
While I was filthy as sin
And when I tried to shut you out
You went and let me in

That love I always abused
That love I learned to steal
That love is forever buried
Now the feeling is surreal

I could have been a friend
I could have dove into that water
But I chose to save myself instead
I disposed of you like fodder

My cowardly words beckoned to you
I safely stood on the beach
And I felt my heart break in two
At sight of your desperate reach

My eyes became like mist
Salty like ocean brine
Yet I stood there motionless
And you ran out of time

Now my darling, you are gone
Like footprints in the sand
Even though you've disappeared
You've helped me understand

Don't take love for granted
Don't abandon it at sea
For love is a precious gift
The one you gave to me
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My entry for this week's prompt, inspired by xenobyte's picture " Search to Fade "  xetobyte.deviantart.com/art/Se…

The tattered clock and the girl at sea sparked my inspiration for this poem. Rather than tell it from the girl's point of view, I decided to take it from her lover instead,  to help offer a second person perspective. I hope you like it!
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NormalMe's avatar
I thought this was great. A lovely story and good final stanza.