Purple Lady Poetry

Verse 1
Dear friend, I look at you and think
I cannot tell you how it was.
You would not want to listen
To the fear, the pain, the loss.

The loss, the ache, the empty space
That fills with tears when least expected,
Prompted by bits of life so small
And memories unelected.

Chorus
Dear friend, I look at you and think
You cannot know, you were not there.
These truths I carry in my mind
Are more than you would want to bear.
So I will smile and say I’m fine,
And hide the things I can’t undo—
Dear friend, I look at you and think
You could not know what we went through.

Verse 2
Those memories so raw, so harsh.
The times so bad they’re hard to bear.
Dear friend, I look at you and think
You cannot know, you were not there.
You will not want to know the truth
There is the problem I perceive.
The thoughts that tumble in my mind
It will not fit what you believe.

Chorus
Dear friend, I look at you and think
You cannot know, you were not there.
These truths I carry in my mind
Are more than you would want to bear.
So I will smile and say I’m fine,
And hide the things I can’t undo—
Dear friend, I look at you and think
You could not know what we went through.

Bridge
What you believe is my own fault.
I’m expert in deceit and guile.
I tell you what you want to hear.
No mention of my thoughts so vile.
Vile were those days that we passed through
And tempers frayed and things were said.
That said, could never be unspoken.
Time was short, then you were dead.

Final Chorus / Outro
Dead is the truth and dead the heart,
Yet still I say I’m doing fine.
All is well, I’m really sorted—
That’s the easy, practiced line.
Dear friend, I look at you and think
I’ll spare your feelings, play my part.
I’ll stay silent, stay composed—
And guard the ruins of my heart.