Looking back at you, at us,
reliving the memories,
each second of our journey,
tracing heartprints
never far beneath the surface of thoughts,
your name
engraved in permanent tattoo,
your rhythm
beating in the backdrop of my mind,
memorized by soul,
recited silently with every breath,
and this I know...
I will never feel this way again.
Never will the sun
shine as brilliantly
as sunbeams radiating from a shared sky.
The midnight moon
will never quite glow
with that perfect phosphorescence,
nor will painted stars
that glitter each and every night
sparkle as brightly
as the diamond chips
that sprinkled stardust into our eyes,
so this I know...
I will never forget the magic of you.
Nature and it's elements,
once never failing to bring pause,
the fragrance of joy,
the essence of euphoria,
now lack something vitally essential.
The winds still blow their breezes, warm,
and the rain still falls, cool,
but there's a missing tingle
in their embrace,
the one that invigorated,
that made me feel... so alive,
and this I know...
I will always miss you in my life.
Touches
deeper than skin,
caresses
beyond mere flesh on flesh,
more than words
and no less than heaven
found on earth...
call it what you will,
a fantasy,
an illusion created by circumstance,
a matter of perception,
but this I know...
I will never love this way again.
I enjoyed the crisp, clear images in this piece, and the way you built them up, layer on layer. You put a lot of work and skill into this poem, and it shows. Nice read.
Ken
My Secret River