A Step Forward Poem by Jo Elliott

A year has passed and time has told
the love I felt has not run cold.
I still remember all the times we shared
and I hope you remember how much I cared.

I felt from you no judgment there
only that your opinion was kind and fair.
I felt your support even though you were torn,
the one thing I never felt was scorn.

I tried my best maybe it wasn't enough
especially when I got angry and in a huff.
I shouldn't have let my fears overtake.
It's hard not to act when your heart is at stake.

The feelings I felt all felt so true,
from the ecstasy to the downright blue.
They were all opened up from one extreme to the next
from the passionate feelings to the feeling vexed.

If it's about taking the good with the bad
then the happiness will live alongside the mad.
If it's about controlling the extremities
then can I stay right in the middle please?

Thank you for reading 💖