Ma. Izza Ledesma Puey Poetry

First love never dies
Yet it's killin me softly
The thought that it's gonna haunt me 4evr
Shields all hope of movin on
Was it really love?
At first I didn't care
It all seemed but a child's play
Filled w/ escapades and fairytale dreams
But came the moment when he left
Reality hit me hard
The colors merely fade away
Leaving only a prison in black and white
I'm trapped with the sad truth
That I've fallen
With nobody to cushion my fall
Realization sank in too late
Close call...
Just when I was about to open the door
He went away
And left me faced
With the cold winter breeze
All alone
Lost and astray
Regret pounds my being
And I blame my shallowness for that
I thought the stillness of the water
Would last forever
But the waves came rushing in
And now I can't tread on the same flow
Just as the water has gotten deep
I'm drowning
Drowning in my own tears
Drowning in a love
That's not bound to exist
An abstract emotion
Towards a moment
That has already passed...
First love never dies
And it continues to develop
Even greater when
I long to feel his presence again
First love never dies--
I'm holding on to a mere memory
Sustaining my identity
That has long died since he went away

Poet: Ma. Izza Ledesma Puey