You play with me,
You tease me,
You give me your full attention,
I play with you,
I tease you,
I give you my full attention,
Playing together feels so right,
Its never too late,
We can play together any time,
Sometimes we dont have to play,
We can just talk,
I dont want to lose you to the darkness inside,
Take my hand,
Walk with me through the woods,
All the trees clearing to a field of grass and flowers,
Clear sky overhead,
Lay down with me,
Hold me close as I hold you,
Stare up at the endless blue,
I want to stay like this forever,
With you,
Listening to you breathe,
Play with me,
Chase me,
Grab hold of me,
Pin me to the ground,
Dont hurt me,
I wont hurt you,
Neither of us deserve the pain,
Please dont leave me.
Eyes wide open,
Heart pounding in my chest,
Breath catching in my throat,
I choke back the tears,
All a dream.
This poem, especially its
This poem, especially its conclusion, reminds me of my experience with my first real break-up in January, 1978. For the first two weeks or so after it happened, I dreamed just before morning waking that she and I were still together. For a few moments of wakefulness, I believed that---and then the terrible truth came back to me each time. During those weeks, I was afraid to sleep. Andalmost all of the mornings saw a gush of tears.
Starward
Im sorry that it brought
Im sorry that it brought those memories and feelings back. I was playing a game with a friend and it triggered a spark of inspiration from the area we were in and a quest I had previously done where I woke from a dream.
No need to apologize---your
No need to apologize---your poem has a great power to address that old memory. Bravo!
Starward
Thanks :)
Thanks :)