Night After Night... by macksby

poetry · @macksby · Mar 16 '18

$2.27

Night After Night...

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<center>***Night After Night...***</center>

Night after night
she showed up alone 
always so flawless
hope in her eyes
looking so polished
but prepared for more lies


sat by herself
escaping the loneliness 
that would 
be there waiting for her 
when she returned
a spirit helplessly alive


hidden behind that smile
deep beneath her eyes
was the wisdom
of pain --
the tragedy
of unfulfilled dreams


every piece of jewelry
the perfectly combed hair
portrayed the image 
of a woman
dutifully waiting 
begging to care


drank like a lady
thoughtful and refined
always so proper
but never could resist
having --
just one more


buying more time
with each glass
of wine
searching for her future
but --
stuck in time


holding onto the past
of days
long gone by
regrets too many
to list --
no more tears to cry


resigned to the notion
she's not where
she thought she'd be
but still believing
in her heart
there's more to see


she wanted to be happy
believed --
it was her right
so she never gave up
never gave in
*night after night...*
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@yungchief · Mar 16 '18

$0.02

Nice poetry. I could relate to it. Sometimes, I feel exactly  this way but finally gotten myself out of it

👍 macksby

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@acdevan · Mar 16 '18

Nice poetry. The never-ending quest for happiness & avoidance of pain....

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@kenny-crane · Mar 16 '18

$0.05

Sounds like someone who you may have seen in your career, and someone I have seen in my time in bars.  Very well written!

👍 macksby, tiamaria

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