I'Ll Leave It Alone Poem by Leria Hawkins

I'll Leave It Alone
Date: February 8,2015

I do not weep in sorrow
As I stand beside the grave
My hope is that tomorrow
Will find me strong and brave

From you, my friend I've severed
The strings that bind my heart
I've taken off the shackles
I've snuffed out all the sparks

I'll take my pride, my passion
The things that cause you fear
And whisper all my secrets
In someone else's ear

I will not let you break me
Or steal my fire and flame
I'll live to rise tomorrow
To play another game

You'll always own my hunger, babe
…the sighs of my desire
But I still own the frenzy
That sets your dreams afire

You've never found me worthy
To linger in your heart
I know there's just no future
Written in our stars…

But, you won't find me crying, dear
For a dream I've never known
At last, I've learned my lesson
I'll leave the fire alone….

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