Poem: No Action

I never envisioned this ending

I never envisioned this strife

Guess I was a fool in pretending

That you and I bonded for life

But we never worked on our problems

We let the days go as they went

And whenever we had our long talks

It just gave us a reason to vent

There wasn't a change in the making

There wasn't a move to evolve

No steps that we both were taking

To help our issues resolve

If we never acted on anything

If we both shut down inside

Then of course our dreams lay dormant

We were stuck on the same old ride

If only we both took action

Or at least if one of us tried

Then maybe we'd still be together

And my heart wouldn't drown when I cried

Written September 4, 2025

© 2025 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: Torn and Broken

You tell me you’re leaving

But you are still here

Don’t know what you’re doing 

Can you make it clear

You’re playing with my heart

And you’re scarring me deep

I’m torn and I’m broken

It’s hard not to weep

Yet you seem unbothered 

Keep living your life

As if nothing’s wrong

As if I’m not your wife 

Written August 11, 2025

© 2025 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: What Do I Do?

Do I give you what you want 

So you won’t leave me 

Do I lie to you in hopes

That you’ll believe me

Or do I tell you this is it

Take it or leave it

Will you stay or will you go 

Hard to believe it 

This is something that you want 

And it’s not a give and take 

I have no say in what you do

I can’t believe you want a break 

You say it’s only temporary 

But I don’t think this is the case

Once you are gone for just a while 

You won’t return to our place 

Written July 11, 2025

© 2025 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only. 

Poem: Fading Away

I should’ve done all to make you stay

I shouldn’t have let you get away 

Instead I just froze and stayed that way

And what we had had died that day

There’s nothing left for me to say
I cannot face another day
Without you here I cannot stay 
My mere existence fading away

If I cannot function when I press play
Then what am I doing here anyway 
An inner voice whispers to me today 
It should’ve been me that died that day

Written July 22, 2025

 

© 2025 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: I Would Die for You

The skies are gray 

The sun in slumber 

I go to your page 
And I’m left to wonder 

Your last written word
An ache of the heart 
A melancholy verse 
Right from the start 

The last line stood out 
“I would die for you”
An emptiness surrounds 
Could these words be true

You bared your heart 
You shed all the pain
Your body was found 
An angel we gained 
 
Is there a connection  
Did you die for the one 
You could not be with 
But could not be without

Written June 27, 2025

© 2025 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: One Day Without You

I’m lying here in the silence

Staring at the stains on the wall

The right side of the bed is empty

I’m waiting here for your return

It’s only one day here without you 

And yet it feels likes weeks have passed

What will I do till you resurface 

How will I fill my empty day

I wish the sun was peeking through 

But all I see are skies of gray

The rain is drumming against the windows 

Masking the tears on my face

The wafting breeze is fairly warm

And yet I feel a chill pass through me

Because it seems you’re really gone 

And I’m left here without you now

But are you gone

Or are you still here

Won't know for sure 

Till tomorrow appears

Written June 10, 2025

Ⓒ2025 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: Bittersweet Surprise

The last time I saw you
Was when I tied the knot
The last thing I expected
Was to be by your plot

And yet there you were

Your face behind black

Your hollow eyes locked

Into mine for a sec

I stood there frozen

Lyrics engraved on your stone
The notes beneath them
Your voice mine alone

I hummed to myself

These words to be true
It was a wonderful world

On the day I met you

You're forever the music

That sings from your soul
Always here you'll be
Even though you are gone

The mark that you left

On the day of my bliss

Is something I treasure

Is something I miss

A bittersweet surprise

To see you once more

Surrounded by many

Yet not on the dance floor

Your face a reminder

That the end is unknown

So we must live each day

Like there is no tomorrow

Perhaps I will dance

Through life once again

The way that I did

When I danced with my man

Written June 1 - June 2, 2025

© 2025 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.