Forget Me Not

Almost ethereal in hue, your tiny blooms
Hide shyly in the grass like small fragments of sky,
Whispering of better places and kinder ways,
A happy land revealed only to true lovers.
Where love reigns supreme and fear and pain are unknown.
In better days we have travelled there together,
Walking hand in hand on verdant dew dropped meadows,
Leaving a trail of silver where our feet have trod,
Far removed from daily chores and sad memories,
Our hearts and minds united in transcendent love.
There we pledged our eternal love, and exchanged vows
Never more to be parted whilst the pulse of life
Beats in our veins, whatever trials we might know,
And in death to rise as one to heaven above.

But now it seems those days are gone, and promises
Made in all sincerity lie scattered and cold,
Trampled into dust, their bright splendour now faded,
As flowers plucked in joy soon lose their shine and die.
The dance has ended, and now only ghosts remain
To remind us of the happiness that was ours.
The trials of life have hemmed you in, destroying
All the expectant hope that was your salvation,
Leaving you trapped in a bitter cycle of pain.
However hard I try, my efforts are in vain,
And the shell within which you hide has grown too hard
For me to break through and release you from its grip.
All my entreaties now fall unheard and unseen,
Even though I pray that you might forget me not.