A universe now altered
since your presence
is ingrained
in everywhere I look
and everything I feel
It’s as though you’re still very real
and yet, it’s your image
that will follow me
indefinitely, so
I’ve tucked the love
that once held your eyes
inside my aching heart
and I haven’t forgotten
your charming smile
I’ll carry them both for awhile
Don’t worry about me
I promise not to break
I’ll miss you, terribly,
but staying close
would be our mistake
When my emotions
have settled
I’ll set you free
and you can look back
Remembering
Me
© LScott 2012
Photo Credit: http://robertfagan.com
(Fiction)
Baydreamer ~ Lauren Scott 
“inside my aching heart” But it seems you have a degree of acceptance and will heal in time.
Yes, I do, but no worries, Carl, this is only fiction; not true to my life~thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Lauren, the photograph, the words, my eyes well with tears as I write you. Remembering my daughter. Virginia
Awww…I’m sorry to make you sad, Virginia. I don’t know the story regarding your daughter, but I’m sending hugs your way~
that reads like beautiful acceptance to me 🙂
lots of love xx
Cat xx
Aww…thanks, Cat, I appreciate your lovely words! I hope you’re having a wonderful Monday and sending you hugs, too! xx
Aww! This poem is so gentle and sweet.
Thank, Kim! 🙂
wow What a beauty…loved the expression tucking memory/love inside heart
beautiful poem Lauren..as painful it may be moving forward is the only way to go…what a lovely way of saying that..
hugs 🙂
Awww…thanks, Soma, for your wonderful comment and I’m glad you enjoyed this “moving forward” poem of mine! Hugs to you, too, sista! xo
Lauren i was swept away by your poems sweet beauty….i am all smiles this morning and i know their happiness will stay throughout the day! A lot of hugs are coming out of each line! Thanks for making my day!
Oh, Wendell, your lovely comment made my day, too! I’m glad we could exchange hugs and smiles! Thank you so much! xx
Lauren, written with such a pure love..I felt it deeply as I read. You are beautiful, Love, Linda
Awww…thanks so much, Linda, you’re so kind, my beautiful friend~xoxo
Beautiful piece. Bittersweet, and very melodic. You are a true inspiration for me when it comes to poems about love!
Thank you, Alex, I truly appreciate your encouraging words!
Well done, Lauren.
Thanks, Caddo!
Oh Lauren! This one is just so meaningful! I love it, my friend! You will heal in time…I know you know that. God bless you….xoxo
Thanks, Deb, but no worries, as this is only fiction! 🙂 I appreciate your lovely comment, though! Hugs and blessings, my friend! xoxo
Very positive and honorable valuing of the love shared,with no selfish clinging to that which life has ordained must pass away!
Thanks so much, Rose, for your insightful words~
so lovely Lauren! You’ve set the ‘butterfly’ of love free in these words. Beautiful!
Awww…thanks so much, Jeannie, I appreciate your very kind comment! Hugs to you!
Beautiful sentiments, Lauren – wrapped in lovely words of love. Luv and hugz to you, Eric
Awww..thanks so much, Eric, I appreciate your lovely comment! Luv and Hugz back to you, too! 🙂
Beautiful Lauren!!!
Thanks, PS! Your complement is most appreciated! xx
Ur welcome!! 🙂
Awwww…. such warm and bittersweet sentiments…..I love how you wrote this…..
Celeste
Thanks so much, Celeste, your kind words mean a lot to me~xx
I like the way you marked this fiction so we wouldn’t be concerned about you and your hubby. I just wish more partings could end this way …
Thanks, Sandra, I thought it would be a good idea and I agree with you. It would be nice if more partings could be friendly~
beautiful and bittersweet poem about break-ups and the way they should be, Lauren xox
Thanks, Francina, your comments always encourage me and I appreciate them very much! xox
awe………deep sigh…beauty in its depth and wisdom. 🙂
Awww…thanks so much, Sam, and I’m so sorry for this late reply! Hugs to you! 🙂
I love the promise not to break.
Red.
xxx
Thanks, Red, I like that, too, and when love doesn’t last, that factor is most important…so we don’t crumble over heartbreak, but somehow, manage to move forward~xoxo
Loving and letting go … love doesn’t end there. Very beautiful, Lauren. Although fiction it seems very personal.
Thanks so much, Diane, for your lovely comment and I’m so sorry for taking long to reply! xx