As Long As You Look

I'm just waiting...that is all.

Will you come to me under the starlight?

I wait for you under the old weeping willow
Silently standing in dark silhouette

On the edge of the river in the night...

My breath snakes out in white tendrils

Icy fire running in my veins

With the truth carved into my naked soul

And the crisp fall wind guiding itself through my hair...

And the creek streams and shines

In the reflection of the burning stars

And my spirit dances as it tastes

The nectar of this pure ambrosia...

Yet still I stand there all alone

Bathed in a celestial ambiance

With the flames in my essence as I linger

Almost warming the cold air around me...

Drifting slowly with enchanting quiescence 

Is a colored leaf, slowly fading into the river

Pooling morbidly but with natural grace

To caress the tides...

And you know I am found in the shine of the starlight

Close to the void but closer to you

Softer than a hushed whisper

Expressed in the dead of night as soundly you slept...

Reverberating deep into your very core

Embedded inside of you so entirely

Corded with raw emotion

From the life I've had to leave behind...

My source long since caged

In the glowing kiss of the stars

Raining down on my gloomy figure

Falling delicately from the skies...

A shower from heaven, a blessed caress

To the memories I wish never to forget

For the thoughts of feeling so deeply

A hope I could never so much as consider to regret...

I will wait right here in the starlight

Until my last breath has come and gone

Following the flow of the river

As it shivers downstream and past the dawn...

Time will subside

As the stars lock you inside of them

And they sink behind the now sunny sky

Much as the fleeting beauty of a burning feather...

So promise to remember me, here underneath the starlight

For whichever path you choose to follow

Whatever melodies you choose to sing and ballads to belt

In reverie or memory of fantasy...

Especially in frozen mid-winters

And during warm, steaming midnight's

Like that night under the silver moon

When our souls fused and took flight...

Just let your eyes rise to the starry sky

And fix on the hidden constellations

Where always I will be

If only you look with your heart and see...

So never obliterate those fateful encounters from memory,

Those moments shrouded by the mist that fell around us

As we uttered heartfelt promises and shared secrets that had long been left under lock and key

Always true as truth...

So look for me under the starry skies

I am standing under the weeping willow

With a dream catcher as my heart

And your name lingering on my frozen lips.

Let yourself rest beside my memory

As it should...until the end of time.

Reviews

[Jeremia]

This piece wasn't very easy to read due to the length, but I loved it. I'm easily distracted, and my attention wanes. But this piece kept sparking my interest. Certain phrases just stuck out to me and sounded absolutely beautiful. I like your ability with words. Nicely done.

[Riley Bray]

Wow, I thought my first songs and poems had been all but forgotten, thanks specifically for that! And yes, I realize its long but I appreciate you taking the time to read it. (I have a short attention span as well and I'm not sure how I was able to focus long enough to write it haha). Thank you very much. :)

[Jeremia]

Of course. :)