Love of ages

A scarf that started a war-

A Beatles shirt.

A scent that a man used to mark his territory...

A florist's note that came with a bouquet of flowers a little too late-

And two paper roses, that I had promised to keep forever!

Well forever came today.

Oh how love fades

A love of ages

Not even love

But something else

No regrets 

Not a one!

What a remarkable resilient thing the heart is... 

Resolution

How often we repeat

How often reenact

The events

Of a broken life

In hopes

Always in hopes

Of resolution

This time...

If we can make it right

All the past 

Will cease to haunt

And we can at last

Get on with life

Alas-

No such luck

Endlessly

We will hand pick

Our tormentors

To wound us in 

The same old ways

STOP!

I beg of you

See your true self

Grieve the past

Weep the loss

Bleed the wound

And when infection

Has run dry

Walk on

Walk on by

Resolution

Cannot happen

If the events keep repeating

Change cannot happen

Unless it comes from you

Walk on 

Walk on by

Resolution

Is in walking

Walk on

Walk on by

The gifts he gives

I asked for patience 

And he tried me...

I asked for courage

And he challenged me...

I asked for love

And he brought me to my knees!

I fought him

And he broke me-

I ran 

And he overtook me

I wept 

And he was silent

I raged

And he was silent 

I was silent...

And he listened

I surrendered-

And he spoke

---

So it went

With me and God

...

And so it goes

With me and God

Kiss me

Kiss me hard

And kiss me long

Deep into the night

Indigo sky

Cold breeze

Warm your lips on mine

Close your eyes 

And feel my soul

Echo through your heartbeat 

Let go

And surrender

Give in to the moment

...