How Long Must I Endure (poem) by William Bonilla on AuthorsDen

How Long Must I Endure
by William Bonilla → (All Poetry by William Bonilla)
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"NO THIS IS NOT ME"

How long Must I endure ~*~ 　 I woke from a restless sleep Tossing and turning Wanting Oh, so much to weep Your side of the bed Was cold, empty and un slept Your silken gown Laid neatly Upon your unruffled pillow I found myself Reaching for it So I may inhale the sweetness Of your heavenly scent. Your picture adorns Our every wall The silent is deafening I am unable to hear The happy sounds Of shy giggles You once upon a time Girlishly uttered. I thought I had shed the last tear When the ground you rest Upon now was blest And the last rose I gently placed On your breast Your cold soft lips I kissed As my last teardrop Fell. I will die A thousand deaths Before my aching heart Find final rest How long must I endure The pain in my heart How long Must I stare at that cold steel That’s beckoning me To join you In the green clover fields Of Elysium 　 By: William Bonilla “D’Artagnan” 01/26/2013

Reviewed by Jms Bell

Reviewed on January 31, 2013

NO MATTER HOW MANY SEASONS HAVE GONE BY...WHEN THE PAIN OF LOSS REVISITS(AND IT DOES FROM TIME TO TIME) IT IS FRESH AS IF IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY. THE LOVE WHICH YOU TWO SHARED IS THE LOVE THAT KEEPS MEMORIES ALIVE...NOT TO HURT YOU, BUT TO TENDERLY REMIND YOU THAT YOU WERE ONE OF THE TRULY BLESSED...TO HAVE KNOWN SO GREAT A LOVE. STAY STRONG, MY FRIEND...GOD IS WITH YOU. THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Keith Rowley

Reviewed on January 28, 2013

A truly beautiful and poignant canticle of sorrow and loss.

Reviewed by David Young

Reviewed on January 27, 2013

The longing and depth of the sorrow makes this poem worth reading over and over.

Reviewed by Vivian Dawson

Oh! my gosh, the sorrow with which
you have written tears my heart into..
*William* You are such a beautiful Soul!

Lady Vivian

Reviewed by Mr. Ed

Truly sad and heartfelt, D'Artagnan.

Reviewed by D Johnson

Reviewed on January 26, 2013

Sadness in each verse ... so grasshopper, your muse must be suffering from a lost love.
Cheers,
Dan

Reviewed by Budd Nelson

sorrow and loss are made so evident here, every word perfectly used
budd

Reviewed by Jane Noponen Perinacci

This echoes as a cry in a canyon ............ may you find emotional healing.

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Having not experienced that situation, you've done it very empathetic job in describing it. The sign of a good writer.

Ron

Reviewed by La Belle Rouge Poetess Of The Heart

I'm glad it's not you. So deeply emotive.

Reviewed by Bernice Angoh

Heart-wrenching and tender, to have lost such a love is painful...teardrops

Reviewed by Andre Bendavi ben-YEHU

This is the key to the door of Immortality... "How Long Must I Endure" is a literary star bigger than Sirius, to glow eternally on constellation Poetry.

Viva the Poet!

In respect and admiration,

Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

Reviewed by Victoria's Poetry & Voices of Muse

I understand this so well, I seen what happened
to my Mother after my Father's death & she too
"died a thousand deaths" over & over again...
your poem is a tearful grip on my heart William

Spilling Love's Healing Balms
Love & Blessings
Vickie

Reviewed by George Carroll

Time heals all wounds but there is always a scar left.

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton

A rip your heart out poem, William. Wish I had the words to make it better, but only time will dull the pain, but never make it go away.