Food 4 Thought 1

Dissonance

When I sat with you across that counter,

I knew better than to think that it’d be the same.

Now that you’re back to being gone,

something like 1500 miles and change away,

I think it’s safe for me to finally open up and say

exactly what seeing you did to me.

I had no hopes of Romance or splendor.

But it turned into some kind of wonderful s e r e n d i p i t y . . .

The long walk wasn’t even the best part

The words weren’t even enough for me,

But the way your fingers felt brushing my face

 Right … Before

 your lips touched mine sent me into bliss filled security.

Standing on that creek-bed bank, wrapped up in your arms

Spotlighted by the moon and using neon lights as our white noise

I felt like I could have breathed you inside of me and fused our souls…

Where are you? When you left the state could you hear my voice,

Crying, missing, applauding, relinquishing, enveloping

I didn't let myself feel the sadness of your going

Because whenever my heart begins to break for us I flood my thoughts with

The Last Moment.

Knowing, that we will be encompassed again in the ambience we create together.

I see your smile as your turn me and tell me not to… Not to cry,

“Don’t you dare cry” echoes through my senses

Followed by the waves of joy as you, for the last time,

Pulled me close to you and kissed ME.

So much you said to me while our lips were touching.

Pressing your ring back into the palm of my hand.

….Sweet Relief….

As you walked away I wasn’t filled with dread

--but peace.

There was nothing so wonderful as hearing the pounding of your

boots on the sidewalk running towards me.

seeing you turn the page in your life

Was an intimate moment I will not soon forget.

Days later I can taste your breath and smell you around me.

I don’t know if you can hear me,

But I can feel you with me.

As we go on to walk to the edges of earth; wearing the tread on our individual boots

I know one day, upon looking up, I’ll see your smile again

Because whatever our souls are made of,

Yours and mine are the same.