They were both tall and brunette
And, also like me, with child(ren)
Gentle in purpose, were we
We three moved through our space with womanly grace
Believing and knowing life was bigger than us
And yet, still, we seemed bigger than life
That day I felt my foot slip, I stumbled so slightly
My sister in her mind, offered assistance to me
She and I noticed your absence of hand
Upon her, the higher, we felt your eyes land
What was it, we wondered, you’d hoped to achieve
Moving your heart from the woman who’d believed
In you
Give back all the Days
The time my eyes covered you
Not seeing your Love
What the dust
My front doorstep littered
In layers of bravado, force-fields
And might
As if the guardians decided
My heart, prone to thieving
Had stolen their swords
Then taken their jobs
So they quietly left in the night?
Were you here
If you dared
To be beside
Me
As We
Careened too fast
Straightaway
Down some side street
I have traveled
Many times
And you’ve not
Would you
Summon courage
Brave the Sun
Look at me
And find yourself
Glad to notice
Remnants of
My morning coffee
Lingering, glistening
Upon upturned corners
Of my lips?
Before begins the countdown
A single opportunity abounds
Surely you see it
Before I seek a new galaxy
The last simulation
The door closing
Before bedtime today
Knock, You
I’ll deny the universe begging
Each and every time
I’m sure I saw a rainbow
Not beyond our grasp
A duet I attempted
Unaccompanied, unbeknownst
Stalled, partway through
For, I looked around to see
At last, see
You
Eyes askew
Singing some other song
Or, perhaps no song at all
A duet I attempted
I still hear, distantly
Voices of us
Together at the keyboard
Fallen on deaf ears, eternally
You
Struck a chord with me
Yet, I admit, it may be
An ensemble I forced, forgive me
Omnipresent ache
Your absence upon my eyes
My hope you’ll return
Afire, awaiting
Take a step back and come back
To chaos promised
And shame kept you
These green eyes
Left alone
So alone
These long days
And silence stole you
These aching arms
Holding on
Holding nothingness
These words failed
And shame kept you
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