When Red Turned Blue

Red,
I never wanted to hurt you,
And please don't cry.
Sometimes things don't work out,
And you have to say goodbye.

People can fall out of love,
And There's nothing they can do.
And Red I tried so hard,
To keep on loving you.

No longer can I,
Let this lie linger on.
I'm sorry Red,
After tonight I'll be gone.

For any of this,
You're not the blame.
It's because of me,
Why things are no longer the same.

Please don't hate me,
This is what I must to do.
And in the beginning Red,
I really thought that I loved you.

Never had I intended,
On breaking your heart.
But it's over now,
And it's time for us to part.

One day you will find,
Somebody new.
So lucky they will be,
To have someone like you.

Forgive me someday,
I hope that you will.
And as time goes on,
I know that I'll think of you still.

Tears started to well,
But I couldn't let you see.
How much all of this,
Was truly hurting me.

You said goodbye,
Then you turned away.
In disbelief,
Goodbye I heard myself say.

What I wanted to say was,
Please don't go.
You mean everything to me,
And I do love you so.

But in silence I just stood there,
The words wouldn't come.
I was lifeless and hollow,
So confused and numb.

There was nothing I could do,
As I watched you go.
I was falling apart,
And I didn't dare let it show.

As you stole your way,
Through the starlit night.
I watched you disappear,
Into the illuminating moonlight.

Trembling and alone,
I was now left behind.
With only memories of you,
Etched,
Forever in my mind.

Alone I walked,
Into the early sunrise.
With the welling tears,
Clouding my eyes.

Tears then freely fell,
And I didn't know what to do.
It was at that moment,
When Red Turned Blue.

©Elizabeth Ann Bushey
January-13-2007©
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