Forever Endearing

Sometimes there are people we were meant to loose again and again.

Fondness in his face

Brown-eyed sentinel so calm

Quick wit caught in his throat

Sorrow exposed, covered in faint song

Heart-wrenching but not a good-bye

Laughed softly in broad daylight

On-lookers will never see

That somehow he always knew

How to perfectly juxtapose me

Hands that haven’t touched

Since I pushed him away

To soar, and dream, and fly

Unburdened reach his heights

A final kiss at the door

That I will stay behind

And watch as he gets on the plane

Boots laced, straight-faced

Purposefully not watching the time

So he left

Behind a final thought

But took all the bright colors with him

Every one that makes a sunrise

Pastel and gentle hues

And left me with the violets

Dark jades and deep maroons

With snakes, and shields, and spiders

That I would never be alone

Uncomfortable and hungry

So I couldn’t call this place my home

Last words to me

Sitting heavy in my ear

Things you didn’t know I needed to hear

As you quickly walked away

Slyly wiping your face

You gave me another tender moment

And I will carry it as I do

Your kiss on my cheek

The cross on my neck

Dreams in my pocket

That I will protect

Said that love is light

Guiding us in the dark

So this candle I burn do not misconstrued

I don't hold it for you

Illuminate a way 

You won’t use to come back

To ward off monsters

Who’ve already attacked

But that I will find my own

Undiscovered path.

That yes, I am a lantern

With a burning light inside

The glass is smooth but dingy

The wind may knock me over

But there are those moments when I do shine

That I don’t need someone to hold me

Show me the path that was already mine.

Maybe I will just sit here a while

Purposefully not watching the time.

So I sit here in the stillness

No burden by my side

The solitude empowering

No room for lies to hide

And should that lover find me

The one whose touch brand new

Finds me as a better version

The thanks will go to you

Author's Note

I am not usually one for rhyming poems, but this one came out that way...