Finally Over
When I lost you
I found myself
and I hurt
I pained
for too long
thinking of how foolish I had been to believe in you
But my hurt turned into poetry and dance
and I wrote
and danced
until I filled up the emptiness inside of me
The void that set inside my soul
when you were no longer there
Poetry about you and for myself poured from my fingertips
like golden rum at Carnival time in Trinidad
I loved until I stopped hurting
and I found not only myself
but
someone to love me for real
And oh yes
there were times when I wished he were you
until constant caresses and truthful sighs
showed me that true love takes me for what I am
Yes
it is finally over.
Real love has rescued my weary soul
and you are just a faded memory
because I am no longer afraid to return
the love that I have been given
(c) M. Tonita Austin Jan 9, 1985
Toni's Room 
Wow! This poem so describes how I feel about a certain relationship I was in and the love I have found now. I saw the date and thought, deep! Here is the line that describes it best,
Poetry about you and for myself poured from my fingertips
like golden rum at Carnival time in Trinidad
I loved until I stopped hurting
and I found not only myself
but
someone to love me for real
Thanks Sis, for penning my pain and my joy!
TAHIRA
Thanks Sis. Thanks for the support and encouragement. I am working my nerve up to read it somewhere soon 🙂