'The Greatest' by William Forde
The greatest words I never heard were whispered down the wind,
On one dark sombre Wednesday night my life came to an end.
‘Come back’ you whispered silently as I did walk away,
Half- broken, shattered, disillusioned; melted heart at play.
The greatest thrill I never knew was just around the bend.
Faint- hearted lover look at me, I’ll be more than thy friend.
Why did you not profess your love, you can’t have understood,
Why did you cruelly smash my dreams when all I thought was good?
The greatest love of all my life forever shall be thee.
The biggest fool that ever lived thou knowest to be me.
The softest touch I never felt came from your warm embrace,
You kissed my image tenderly, you warmed my glassy face.
Your lips brushed mine so sweetly, though I never felt a thing
Your tears of loss ran down my cheeks and rested there within.
Trapped forever ‘neath the glass which captured this wry smile,
Unknown to me you swore your love and sighed alone awhile.
Had you but spoken sooner, it would have been okay,
The love that I expressed to you would never fade away.
Had you believed the best in me, if only you had said,
Together we would be right now, forevermore instead.
Alone, we live our destiny, until the day we die,
We’ll stay apart, no more to kiss beneath the lover’s sky.
Until the green sod binds us close, once more beneath the ground
We’ll kiss; we’ll touch, and say so much, no more shall we need sound.
Copyright William Forde, March, 2012.
The greatest words I never heard were whispered down the wind,
On one dark sombre Wednesday night my life came to an end.
‘Come back’ you whispered silently as I did walk away,
Half- broken, shattered, disillusioned; melted heart at play.
The greatest thrill I never knew was just around the bend.
Faint- hearted lover look at me, I’ll be more than thy friend.
Why did you not profess your love, you can’t have understood,
Why did you cruelly smash my dreams when all I thought was good?
The greatest love of all my life forever shall be thee.
The biggest fool that ever lived thou knowest to be me.
The softest touch I never felt came from your warm embrace,
You kissed my image tenderly, you warmed my glassy face.
Your lips brushed mine so sweetly, though I never felt a thing
Your tears of loss ran down my cheeks and rested there within.
Trapped forever ‘neath the glass which captured this wry smile,
Unknown to me you swore your love and sighed alone awhile.
Had you but spoken sooner, it would have been okay,
The love that I expressed to you would never fade away.
Had you believed the best in me, if only you had said,
Together we would be right now, forevermore instead.
Alone, we live our destiny, until the day we die,
We’ll stay apart, no more to kiss beneath the lover’s sky.
Until the green sod binds us close, once more beneath the ground
We’ll kiss; we’ll touch, and say so much, no more shall we need sound.
Copyright William Forde, March, 2012.