kindred spirits

sometimes you meet a soul that could be a twin

...kindred spirits...

 

your picture smiles

as I try to write

something

that will touch you

you smile is wistful

as if to say

”I wish...I wish...”

you look at me with clear green eyes

with subtle corner lines

that crinkle when you smile...

but your smile is not

as wide...or as free

as when he held you

”I wish...I wish...”

I stare back at you

staring at me....

your eyes twinkle

or is it a glimmer of pain

that has not healed

...that may not heal...ever...

you must make it numb

or it will do the same

...to your heart and life...

”I wish...I wish...”

so you put them down...

bury the memories deep...

heap upon them

...distractions...

...and business...

...and dedication to

other things...

to keep the memories

...of his touch...his scent...

...the sweetness of his lips...

buried...

”I wish...I wish...”

...it’s better now...

you can go a whole hour

without thinking

of the incredible joy you shared...

a week or two without the “ache”

...the sweet, sweet poems...

you poured out of your heart

in flowing waves of ink...

words you could not speak

without tears...

and now...cannot not read

without weeping

...you destroyed them all...

all the love you wrote

”I wish...I wish...”

you were alone with your pain...

there was no one who would share

...or truly listen...

...or understand...

one day...a soft voice

a listening ear

a caring heart

appeared at the window

to your heart and tapped on the glass

and you talked for hours

”I wish...I wish...”

I think he is a friend

in the truest sense...

...a kindred spirit...

that has walked the path

has felt the weariness of

...doing what is right

who has felt the pain...

and the ache...

who knows the temptation

and the euphoria

of that path you both have walked

he makes you feel

...so un-alone...

he writes you beautiful words

that help you heal

...and write again

...that man is me...

perhaps one day

we might meet...

and over good wine...

talk and laugh your pain away

”I wish...I wish...”

 

Reviews

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

a breathtaking pouring of deep emotional movements with such care into the chalice of the audience~ beautiful and delicate~ unhurried~ compassion takes precedence over disappointment~ and that quality is radiant~

[deeps]

This is so touching and such a moving write. I like this. Very well written as well. Nicely done!