20150814: With Silence and Tears

With silence and tears I left

Weeping I left you, bereft.

I remember when we met -

Oh! How could I forget?

You were so kind, so loving,

Now you are cold, uncaring.

You want me to stay, you plead, 

You ask me to unbend, to yield;

I cannot after all that's occurred,

All the while, you demurred.

You call me cruel, after all you've said 

You watched as my heart bled,

As I wept, you just stood by -

Now I am leaving, you are asking Why?

14 Aug 15

written and submitted 14 Aug 15 for contest When we two parted hosted by Richard Salgado Prompt: "When we two parted" by George Gordon Byron.  I have used the last line of the poem as my first line.

Closes 20 Aug 15.