Shadows The Truth Poem by William F Glennon

My heart has endured the pain.
Sorrow has taken its toll.

The old wound continues to bleed.
I was blinded, and now I can see.
To feel that love is what I need.
This uncertainty is killing me.

I've drained all my blood and still my
heart beats in futility.

Why is it not enough to say I love you?
The price is too much to bear. The past
cannot be undone. Why don't you care?

You were all I ever wanted.
All I ever needed. Yesterday undaunted
and now it's ended.

The future could have been ours, love that lasted
forever. Today doesn't matter anymore.
I will not wait forever.
Life's fated to living in the past.