It’s 2 am again

Watching shadows 

Dance upon the wall

A welcome refrain

An enchanting array

Flowing, swirling

Two hearts at play

In a trance-a dream

So alive

Or so it seems

This nighttime bliss

Too soon comes

To an abrupt end

By the amber glow

As morning begins

This evening ritual

A prophetic scene

Two lovers 

Sharing an endless dream

This orchestrated vigil

A waltz, a play

A kiss

A dance

Total bliss

Until morning appears

An unwanted scene

The light of day

A forced reality

If only life

Could be so simple

As shadows dancing

Upon a wall

No danger, no sadness

No sorrow or death

Only a lifetime of 

Happiness

Forever held within 

Loving arms

Choreographed as

A love that flows

And never dies

A dance

A kiss

A moonlit bliss

Why can’t life

Be as simple as this

What would I give

To return to those days

Those where we were unafraid

Free to run, to laugh, to live 

Fearless childhood bliss

What would I give

To once again

Hold your hand

Walk with you

Grow old with you

And feel the love

That we once had

The life that we once lived

What would I give

I'd give this time

These extra days

That I've lived alone

This life that I've made

I'd give it all, all away

I'd sacrifice 

All that I am 

All that I have

To be with you again

So many times I’ve

Tried to regress

Tried to go back

To return

But my search always 

Ends the same

I can't find you 

Despite visits to 

Old familiar places

I've waited for hours

Examining faces

Searching for you

But you never came

I promised the stars

That I'd do anything

Just to be 

With you again

Until then

I've resigned myself 

To wait patiently

To live out this life

Remembering

How it used to be

What would I give

Anything and everything

Transgressing words

A clear communication

Acutely heard

Signaling that change

Is coming

Like the wind

A storm on the horizon

Or news underway

Regardless

Life will never be the same

Thoughts hidden

Quietly we forbear

Avoiding decisions 

Hastily made

Truth so acquiescent

Wordless events

Silence so powerful

It demands respect

The future promises

To start again

Pray in solitude

Resistance refrained

Silence speaks volumes

Quietly within

My heart beats to love sincerely

My heart is open to trust again

Your interminable strength 

Your resolute patience

While waiting for me 

To accept  

Under your wings 

I have been lifted 

Now ready to experience 

All the love you have to give 

Now stronger more confident 

Boldly unafraid 

Your gentle touch heals me 

Your tears wash away my pain

Thank you 

For guiding, protecting and saving me

Mere words can never proclaim

My gratitude for your unselfish gift

Your genuine love

I’m blessed

Ocean waves crashing

Cascading and rearranging

Patterns in the sand

As I watch mesmerized

At the beauty of its precision

How its flow has no end

How such a powerful force

Can gently ease my soul

The sound so peaceful

Pounding harshly

As it rolls

I’m hypnotized

Revitalized by the beauty unfolding

Before my eyes

The salty mist caresses my skin

Natures gentle kiss

As the icy trickle

Tickles my toes

Once again

Refreshed renewed restored

Grateful that this one thing

Has managed to remain the same

Majestic, powerful and strong

With a constant reassurance

A welcome home

Calling my name

As it has

So many times before

Sleep so gladly welcomed

My eyes tightly close

In preparation of visions

That only appear in the dark of night

Quietly in my dreams

You silently

So sweetly arrive

No words are necessary

To explain

Why you are here

Or why you came

Your silhouette

Your eyes

Once again relay 

Within their haunting stare

A love you took

When you went away

Contemplating if you are really here

Seeing you in a different light

As you come to me in the dark of night

I try to reach out

My hand passes through

An image of you

When I speak

Words don’t transcend

Your stare pierces

I don’t comprehend

The message you attempt to send

As you vanish

Once again 

Is miss you so 

My silent friend

A dark sky amid storms

The house so warm and dry

Thoughts of you return

To occupy my mind

A reluctant rainy day pastime

Sounds of drumming droplets

Pelting on the pane

A chorus that slowly lulls me astray

Clouded scenes reappear

I can’t turn away

A day akin 

So many years ago

To a time

When you were here

Arms that held me close

A trusted shield

A humming quaver

Within our souls

Each note derived

A paradise

To have and hold

Love meant to last

But like a storm

Change came fast

Old regrets

Etched on translucent glass

A stare that fades

A fleeting mist

A day can change

Most anything

A life once planned

While teardrops sing

As they silently fall upon 

The window pane

A painfull stain

Streaming silent sighs

As I held you tight

Crystal drops

Our shattered goodbye