Then and Now

THEN AND NOW

There was a time…

I would look into your fathomless eyes

And see our world reflected

In their warm depths.

Our souls would traverse the

Spaces between us

And we would fuse as one.

There was a time…..

I would seek your tender touch

In the dark of the night

And find you next to my heart.

You would hold my hand

And lead me to the light

Of our tomorrow.

There was a time….

I would be cocooned in the silken expanse

Of your generous loving arms

And believe it could be for a lifetime.

With wings unfurled we would fly

Through strife and turmoil

To make our home, our haven.

There was a time…

I would listen to your soothing voice

As terrifying silence grip me

And would be lulled like a child.

Calmed and soothed

You and I would dream

Of a world of possibilities and hope.

Today comes a time….

Your deep eyes hold no promise.

My soul awakens still,

To your tender, magical fingers.

As my tired soul rests on your rhythmic heart

I hear its whisperings of desire,

Wanting yet tied by bonds stronger than ours.

Your words wound and break me

And all I can do is bleed….