Blocked, and rather lost for words

Blocked, and rather lost for words, my dear

Words, which would convey my love, but fear

Fear, which is supposed to be cast out

Cast shadows, in which there hides my doubt

No Regrets

Yes, I cried,
And was stung by
How happy you seem to be
How sorted; how fixed
How you’re doing the things you wish you had
Instead of marrying me.

Stronger Together

Shattered

You took my broken pieces

Anomalies and sharp edges

Cradled them in your hands –

Cherished them, and astonished me.

 

You set about righting my wrong aspects

Gently, without rancour or demand

Unblinkering my blind spots

Encouraging me to discover my faults

To think critically, but never criticize

To forgive myself the past, the hurts, the lies

To see the ways I let myself down

Letting me take my time

In acknowledging the distance

Between myself and

Who I’d like to be.

 

Each piece you held, you gave me to replace

Loved me, Anyway, and found ways

Kintsugi-gilding the places in-between

The beauty in the broken,

Sight unseen, but not beyond your thought.

Profound; your care –

You fought to let me know

How much I meant, and how much I could be

 

You knew me more than I knew myself

For in me, saw your reflection staring back.

Our parallels, though miles apart,

Still converging, combining,

Irrevocably intertwined, my 1000mile heart

We’re on our way,

And set for the horizon.

 

Each day my orbit spins with yours

Tilts and yaws with your gravity

Drawn, irresistibly,

With a force stronger than I knew possible

Unstoppable, and ever Becoming

More the ‘me’ the ‘you’ can see

And you the ‘you’ I know

As we evolve.

 

I’m here for you.

Because of you; I choose you

Because you first chose me

And showed me that beyond all else

The FirstThing – the EverThing – The EveryThing

Is Love.

 

And, love,

We’ll never get old:

We’re Always.

 

 

Dedicated without reservation, and with all love, to HastyWords.

Home

“Home is within you”
Wisdom of ages spelled out again
To one whose home is suddenly changed
Split into dual worlds; mutually exclusive
I sit and wonder what to do

‘I left my heart on the runway’
Continuing in a shell of empty rooms
Tattered cobwebs stretch through
Pictures on the walls of distance-faded friends
I sit and ponder how to change

“Just know you’re always with me”
My Now transposed to alternate plane
I’m juxtaposed; can never be the same
Cold wind blows dust across my floors
I sit and waste time wondering

“Always, always remember this”
Ghosts where life was once abundent
“Too brief, too brief” my anguished lament
My dolor hidden fast, for it offends
I sit, considering what’s amiss

“You know we’re your people too”
Sadness, things stown, dust-sheets
Opposing voices tug my heartbeats
Resignation we’re all forever changed
I sit, impatient, wanting time in lieu

“You’ll come back again. You will”
Caress each picture in the emtpy room
Silent whisper “I’ll be back soon”
Shiver in the echoing alone
I sit, life rendered, whole ‘Until…’