Light Years Ago

A Poem by Mari R-J

I remember when we were happy
And it seems like lights years ago.

We were kids full of life and dreams,
Drunk on love and magic and eternity.

Your heart learned my heart's songs
And my heart learned your heart's poems.

We shaped each other from dirt, clay,
Glitter, concrete, wood, and light.

We gave each other a future, a compass,
Laughter, joys, treasures, and promises.

We gave each other tears, bitterness,
Fights, endings, fake smiles, and distance.

We grew up each year and forgot the dreams.
We became sober and mortal and faithless.

Then your heart forgot the melody to my songs
And my heart forgot the verses to your poems.

Now we have our treasures and our memories.
We still built more than we tore down.

And after some dusting and polishing we find
We're still glitter, concrete, wood and light.

We will learn to sing new songs and write new poems
And after the hangover, get drunk all over again.

© 2016 Mari R-J

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Totheirish

A great illustration of how 80 percent of relationships go....sometime life gets in the way....be nice if we didnt have to let it...

Posted 7 Years Ago

Marianne Rose

Yes, I've experienced this with my husband, and it does come back, different maybe than what it was, but also deeper than it ever was. A good grasp of this experience told clearly, with a little sadness, a little hope, and almost an invitation to the other to renew the joy and fun and faith. Nice work.