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This is the personal writing site of Barry Hurd- online consultant, designer, writer, marketer, entrepreneur, and father.

I tried to stand tall, yet I faltered

My spirit gave way to impatient footsteps

And my body, strong and secure

Became a ragged casualty of love

It was something in me,

Some called it a lack of faith

A belief in myself, perhaps not knowing why

Or simply questioning who I was

On one side, I remember seeing my family

A brilliant audience that often helped me choose

Some were people I cared about, a few strangers

And a select group of friends I defined as my real family

But I was alone, shaking in hesitation

Fearful that I held someone’s life in my hand

And I didn’t know if I was right or wrong

I couldn’t breathe, let alone see my own future

Happiness, deceit
Love or obsession

My world was simply defined by two words

Basic ideas that failed to save my sanity

Feeling a tear in my eye as I thought ‘Yes’

Breaking away from the façade that I wore

As it rolled down my face,

I said only one word, ‘No”

I saw the love of my life in my own two hands

Everything I had wanted in front of me
Seconds away from finding my reason for living

And yet it vanished behind my back as I ran

No one said a word, the universe was silent for them

Yet it screamed heartbreak for my soul

And my love, simply left standing alone

On the altar we had built together

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