For some purpose, a scheme most grand
He, needing your needles now, whispers your alias
Loving only his broken-record voice
Revolutions — he cannot keep count anymore
I, with clean heart and tear-stained kitchen floors, no longer live to hear
My blessed middle name upon an Imposter’s lips
You and I, givers
Pawns in a taker’s desperate game
May you win with me
And apologize for what
The blessings unnoticed
The love debt, outstanding
The flesh gift, unopened
The mind’s galaxy, unexamined
And the words must be uttered
I’m sorry
Forgiveness, now granted
The eyes see the fire
The resolve, reignited
Pull us from slumber
From the numb into the now
This present moment
Family left longing
Tables for one
Festing less festive
Appointments to love
You missed
Less of your legacy
So much alone you left
I asked electrons keep me company
Come to my rescue
Subatomic somethings, surround me
In the perfect of now, get in line
Come see my spine
Singing prettily
My strong, fractured song
Standing upright, dancing, sprinkling
Cinnamon-sugar safety
In the spotlight of my doorstep
What heaven awaits!
As my dancing friends and I
Will wait no longer!
If we grant winter steal our bare shoulders
Shutter our hearts, deny our eyes open windows
Who then, of what mettle, would we be?
If not sun-filled and and mocking the chill
I should prefer my soul exiled
Some dark side of a most unearthly moon
Too many church bells
Ringing out the empty hours
My village of one
I braved the elements for you
Chill and loneliness barefoot
Shoulders faint, but unafraid
Shield extended to cover you
Hunter and warrior I’ve been
Provider, defender I’ll be
Our roles reversed
Sacrificing me
You self-destructed a time ago
Your supernova has felled thee
Pretend you’ve a past together
For we’re all made of the exact same starlight stuff
We share an ilk
We each have hopes
Pretend that time stood still on your best schoolday
That you mean to steal a kiss before the bus departs
That Summer is on the horizon
All is right and you can do no wrong
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