The Approaching Winter Poem by Dan Little

On a day as black as so
There’s simply nothing left to let go
And beneath all the tears of regret
Lies the place where we once met
In a time where we were gold
Where the memories of laughter
Were always new, and never old
And though the innocence of love
Took our hearts for a turn
I ask you now, to love me
Because baby, I have learned
But all those feelings have now died
Because of each promise broken
Every time you lied
I gave you my love, trust and respect
And everything in return is what I thought to expect
But I can finally see now
The person deep inside
Who never loved me in the first place
And had absolutely everything to hide
Because in a life lead by deceit
It was disloyalty, that you were lead to repeat
Where telling fact from fiction
Had become the ultimate feat
That neither you nor I could overcome
Because baby, you’ve always been numb
Without a heart, a conscience or soul,
You’re nothing but a black hole
And everything I had to offer, became the ultimate toll
That I paid every single day, through and through
But when I completely emptied my soul for you
What was left for me to do
Except realize what was true
That I am not right for you
So continue to tell me that I’m the reason
For your heart’s change in season
Because winter’s grip has taken hold
And the memories of laughter
Are never new, and always old…