we touched
so briefly
yet unforgettably
two magnetic forces
spinning in
then out
of each other's
predestined paths
I believe the second time
we joyously collided
that our souls knew
it would all too swiftly pass
so the flurry of our
letters
thoughts
love
memories
and words
ran the gambit
of true connection
beautifully
unchecked
via enough ink
to paint a million hearts blue
you even unknowingly brought
closure to our
enviable affair
the last time on the phone
you verbalized the great need
you felt to keep me
always ever near
whatever the way you could manage
no wife
no possibility of children
I slipped from the side of the bed
crying
realizing my full worth
to your great lion's heart
in one breathless rush
your prophetic statement of feeling
like you lost me long before you
ever had me
still controls the tears and tight
throat that come over me
upon recalling that pivotal
afternoon together
I miss you in every imaginable way
at one time or another
throughout each and every subsequent day
your impact upon my life has been monumental
you are my deepest link
proof to rival all proof
that
GOD
our souls
and forever
exist and intertwine
its only the flesh and time
that we leave behind
my finest hour yet sleeps in your
soul's gaze upon me
from our other home
I grow in the certainty each new day
that again we will unite
and stroll side by side
not ten thousand miles apart
as we did here on earth
enjoying eternity
and the purity of such an endearing
fiercely tender love
one that has lasted
since our souls' births..............
(written Aug. 14, 2002 7pm)