Obsidian Eyes (Why did I leave)
I hid my heart from you for too long
And you forgave me for my blunder
Our passion roared like thunder
A storm that whistled like a song
Day by day my thought went to you
Your scent, your smile, your heat within
A gaze of brightness in dark blue
The memories tattooed in our skin
But nights went by,
time moved like light
with your obsidian eyes
no more in my sight
And the last page of this
fleeting chapter
Was marked by the absence
of your laughter
Why did I leave?
Where did I go?
How did I leave the precious part
of my own soul?
Why did I leave?
Where did I go?
How could I leave this precious part
of my own soul, of my own soul?
Your kindness was petrified
My parting has hurt you within
Your touch is now cold in my skin
Nevermore your eyes will have me seen
Nevermore your embrace will mean something
So, after years misleading you
Time has come to punish my own
I'm countless nights just all alone
Why shall your absence still wound my mind
How can the heart betray his love, his kind
And nights go by,
time moves like light
with your obsidian eyes
no more in my sight
And the last page of this
fleeting chapter
Is marked by the absence
of your laughter
Why did I leave?
Where did I go?
How did I leave the precious part
of my own soul?
Why did I leave?
Where did I go?
How could I leave this precious part
of my own soul, of my own soul?
Hearts of gold never corrode
My love for you was always bold
But never is in the fullish souls
That believe the flames are to control
The poison that turns love cold
Prevents luster to unfold
And our present is no longer told
That's the price of absence and it was sold
So, why did I leave?
Where did I go?
How did I leave the precious part
of my own soul?
Why did I leave?
Where did I go?
How could I leave the most precious part
of my own soul, of my own soul?
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Submitted by hankerkronecaldas on January 24, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,747 |
Words | 368 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 8, 4, 4, 5, 5, 8, 4, 4, 8, 4, 4 |
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