" Unchained My Heart "

I am alone as I walk through this world
yet to be reborn through loss and pain,
chained, my heart beats doubtfully
at memories that still remain,

I have been loved so much in this short life
some returned in full, some partially,
Those I threw myself wholey into were
the best any love could hope to be,

There have been times that I have loved
and not gained one thing in return,
And though no fuel was added to those flames
they reside in me and still they burn,

Even though after all these years
I still walk this path in life alone,
I'm grateful for every ounce, every second
of love I have ever known,

These little bits and parts of me
that still linger achingly,
Simply yearn to be acknowledged
through my acceptance they are freed,

Now they float away upon the wind
beckoning me to a new life I can start,
I have been reborn through my loss, my pain
and have finally unchained my heart,...

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Maybe I was never meant to have a love to live my life with and grow old with BUT, all the loves I have had throughout have carried me through..I know sometimes I will be sad and alone, but I also know that there will be times I will be happy also..It is in the hope for those happy times yet- to- be that helps me to put one foot in front of the other..

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