Sonnet To Lost Love Poem by Franchesca Mia Tortoza

'I watched from afar as you held her hand,
As a true smile, your face finally had,
Your story of love, truly ever grand,
One I read with my heart blue and sad.

I knew then that the race I had lost,
I knew then, from me, love had been taken,
Melted away, like brittle, fragile frost,
And died, as in war, various soldier men.

I gave up the race for you, brother dear,
Discarded my love for your lasting joy,
Cast away my heart, that your bliss be here,
Bliss you dreamed of as a wee little boy.

Yet in my heart, a strange peacefulness,
My concession brought you both happiness.