Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea. Poem by Sandra Kavanagh Josefsson

To love someone so deeply,
that nothing else means anything,
thats how you felt with him.
He made your heart sing.

You felt you could not go on.
You had no other choice.
Without him your life would
have no joy.
Your words no voice.

And in a desperate moment,
when the darkness came,
you made your decision,
but it was in vain.

For kindly guardian angels
discovered your sad event.
They came quickly to your rescue
and your demise they did prevent.

You felt you were torn between
the devil and the deep blue sea.
Either way you looked,
no great outcome could be seen.

No future, not one that you cared for.
No past, that was dusted and done.
No present, it was all an illusion.
Nothing to look foward to.
No brightness from the sun.

But you had to go on, thats what everyone kept telling you
and face the prospect of him never returning.
You packed his things and smelled each one for the last time.
No hope in sight, just your stomach churning.

This is what happens when you put someone on a pedestal.
Its unrealistic and unattainable love.
You love them more than life itself,
but for them its suffocating
and like burning hot embers on the stove.

You felt you were torn between
the devil and the deep blue sea.
Either way you looked,
no great outcome could be seen.

Verse: Sandra Kavanagh (c) .
Based on Terence Rattigans play 'The Deep Blue Sea'.