Stay

Laying in her bed

Gazing at the ceiling

Examining how the leaves are hanging

Wondering is this what you are feeling

Wife’s away

She’s not okay

Lo and behold

I am here to stay

Lights

I hear you speak

About a Wolf and a bee

Fond memories 

Of a connection

I m thinking

So full. 

Hesitant 

Not sure what to say

Can we just stay?

Sit in the sand 

And not walk away

Walking and bumping

My arm feels yours

Is it intentional

Did you want me to grab your hand?

Loop my arm in yours?

Finally we stop 

Amongst a life guard chair 

Climbing up towards the starry sky

The seat does not fit you and I

We squeeze in and try

Can I just sit in your lap?

As the thought rolls by

I plop down by your side

You make me feel safe

Definitely not a violation of space

Lights in the distance 

Flashes in the sky

Feeling the vibe 

As I sit by your side

Hand brushing the sand

While I try to ground and be who I am

Thoughts run through my head

As if the old me was dead

Oh no! 

A hug

How can we be

Without being bitten

 by the bug?

Is this the challenge 

For us to break 

From that wall that has built

Never to be pierced

But yet I move closer

Face you 

Can you feel it?

The presence of the wall. 

Dont cross the line

Dont get close

But wait….

Let me tell all  

Because you are safe

How can this be?

You just met me

Our experiences so similar 

Like a simile 

Phrases out of your mouth

Flash through my head 

As if it was a flashing banner 

Slowly rotating to the left

Love

Connection

Fear 

Abandonment 

Simple words

But yet so complicated

Reality hit

Like the flashes of light

That brighten up the sky

How I do I begin to explain 

The path that led me to this moment

To be safe and feel serene

Isn’t no longer a dream

Captured in this moment 

As lightening flashes in the sky

The waves crash ashore

Your journey has much in store

Time stood still 

As we discussed our free will 

Wanting and yearning for peace

Restricted to make them at ease 

Before we knew it

It was time to part

I grabbed your hand 

right from the start 

Rubbing your thumb

And then your palm

Making sure you were real 

And would be there still 

A long deep hug 

Before we part

Made me want to be less reserved 

From the start 

Bison

Two strangers on a sitting on a bench

Seeing if there is a connection

Glazing at your eyes

Intrigued 

Roar of the dj overwhelmed us with sound

Sitting here entranced 

Wondering what is in your soul

Your expressions of time and self lost 

Memories and experiences exposed

As drops of liquid fill your light blue eyes

I gaze at  the sight 

And My heart drops 

For the persons you lost 

Your memories remain at heart 

The sun setting 

shining its bright rays through the window

Dodging the rays 

Seeking solace

And finding self

As you pour 

A part of you out