It is summer of 2018
And instead of wallowing
In insecurities
I reach for you with
Both hands
Beating hearts
And self-assurance
And instead of looking to her
You embrace me
Instead of finding my eye
In every crowded room
You are beside me
Hand in hand
Heart in heart
Smile in smile
❀
It is Spring of 2019
And I am not wondering
If you love me because
You remind me every day
In letters and laughter
And lullabies
❀
It is Autumn of 2020
And everyone is wondering
How we are still together
Because their love has faded
But ours never will
You are not haunting
The space around every corner
You are behind me
Your arms wrapped
Around my waist
❀
It is every year after
And our love is limitless
❀
Only it isn’t
Because it is winter of 2025
And you have faded from
My poems and my dreams
And my dandelion wishes
It is centuries and lifetimes later
And none of that happened
We didn’t happen
Because you were too nonchalant
And I was too scared
And my heart broke
Without ever being held
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Comments (5)
OOF! Those last two lines hit like a cement truck! "And my heart broke, without ever being held." Such... so much... I don't have the words today in my foggy brain but those last eight words are stuck in my head now. I get the feeling that in the dark of the night, they'll be running circles in my mind
Excellent as always 🤩. I especially like the progression through various seasons and years.🤗✅
Ah, the persistent “what if”
Goodness, this was packed with emotion! And these lines hit me hard, "You are not haunting/The space around every corner/You are behind me/Your arms wrapped/Around my waist." A fantastic piece :)
Thank you for taking us with you on your life journey