REJECTION,
I
heard a knock
It
called to me
Whispering
the news
Of
what will be
Swallowed
my breath
As
it sang
Listening
intently
To
the sad serenade
It
spoke of him
My
heart skipped a beat
Then
it spoke of the truth
And
loves defeat
"you
see" it said
"he
will never care,
your
nothing special
there's
nothing there"
"go
ahead give up
and
watch him fly
your
not what he needs
he's
not your guy"
The
clouds darkened
And
the rain fell
Staining
the ground
Filling
the well
The
well of rejection
The
well of regret
The
common place
Where
we met
Then:
I heard a knock
It
called to me
Whispering
the news
Of
what will be
Hiding
death
And
reasons for hate
It
revealed to me
What
I would regret
The
past flew in
The
present no longer new
That
was the day
I
heard the truth
No
matter what I said
To
anyone, to him
He
would always say no
And
that was the end
Some
wonder why I didn't
Tell
him who I loved
But
I already knew
What
rejection was of
He
was day
I
was night
He
had so much potential
The
ability of flight
He
could hold a girls heart
In
the wings of his own
And
all I could do
Was
cut and bemoan
He
was my perfect
My
hope and my dreams
I
was nothing, a nobody
That's
how it'll always be
When
rejection came knocking
Calling
my name
Whispering
the words
He
would soon claim
"I'm
sorry, I don't"
the
most he's ever said
out
loud to me
not
just in my head
that
day life ended
the
rivers dried
I
couldn't help them
Despite
I tried
The
sun refused
To
shine its rays
To
call back hope
Bring
happy days
Then
my Hope gave up
And
my Faith grew wary
Though
I will never tell
What
rejection carried
Some
might dictate
That
night leads to dawn
But
I know in our case
Rejection
will have won
Swirling
our worlds, confusing the lost,
I'll
forever hold your gift secret and safe
Until
you come to claim it back
Then ill no longer be waiting…
-me (july 25, 2006)