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What have we become?
What have we become?
watching silently from shadows sanctuary
hidden behind an illusion of yesterday
a safe facade I created away from his world
yet ever diligent in keeping myself close enough
to feel as much of him as I can
pretending I do not care
or cannot see the truth of him
all the while his pain piercing my moments
as I watch him struggle
-just to be
wanting so terribly to reach out
to stroke his strong brow
smile at him and tell him I know
I do care and I'm here
-I've always been here
but then that's not how we play is it
no… instead
we work hard to save our dignity
in the shallow premise of pride
or maybe simply for self preservation
for fear that a heart can only
be broken so many times
all the while becoming
that of which we fear the most
-a road once traveled
-a dream once dreamt
-a love once embraced
reduced to stolen moments of mutual memories
echoed tears muffled
through whimpering sighs
and still we play
are we so different the two of us
our hearts yearn the same dream
our souls crave the same needs
and our bodies want….
well, passion was never our problem was it
my mind travels the distance between
what was and what is
and no matter how many times
I retrace our steps
I can’t figure out
how we got here
but here we are nevertheless
so I crawl back into my safe, dark space
whispering his verse through trembling lips
and wishing like we all do
that I could ripple time
lift the veils of today
and find myself lost in the warmth
of those moments once again
©LadyRaine
