love poem – Stranger Paths

Scars

He counted the moles covering her skin
As he brushed away the cloth that hid what’s within
And for once
She did not feel the shame
Of scars she cared not name

The One

She tries to find him

Under another’s skin

Lost somewhere

Deep within

Shape-shifting

Changing

Never staying the same

She calls them all by his name

Ancient Lullaby

Windows open

Rain is singing me an ancient lullaby

Here I lay

Listening

As mother nature reminds us all

How drops so small

Can cause a flood as they fall

How little things matter

Slipping

Time is slipping away

And I hoped you would stay

But I’ll be slipping too

I wished you well

I wished you good

I’ve done all I know I could

But time

Is my enemy and time is my friend

I wished I could see it till the end

But time is slipping away

And I will be slipping too

Point of View

There’s a subtle difference in our understanding

The picture you paint

And the one I see

Are different

But I nod

Understanding

There is a subtle difference

In our experience

And the memories I had

Are sightly different

Than those you had

Laying next to me

Fragile

It is much too fragile

That thing that you base your life on

The stepping stone

The foundation to it all

It’s much too fragile

Much too wrong

Forever

Forever is a long time

But when it comes to you

Forever is the minute

I didn’t give up on you

Self Love

Don’t forget to nurture your soul

…

You lost your pieces
Those that made you, you
And now you wander
Forgetting what you loved
To do

Trust

Trust is key

Good Bye

The things that could never fit within a bag, are the things I desperately wanted to pack

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