Escape 2

Trusting but guarded

hopeful yet skeptic

afraid to  admire

apprehensive

unassertive

afraid of being devoured

annihilated

 

terrified of the power

we have over one another

we’ve rescued ourselves by escape

eternal travelers

we’ve sentenced ourselves

for endless destitute

in the name of search for perfection

If we ever were to find yet again

divine love

we would escape it

once more

 

I wish that we knew how to love each other

braver…

 

Eterne

Shell

I was a living, loving person:
My warm embrace,
the softness of my skin,
the scent of my hair;
my kiss and touch,
my laughter,
the timbre of my voice;

I was
the velvety darkness of my eyes
heavy with happiness
about being loved;

I was
my brightened face
by the rays reflected
from the Sea of Trust and Hope…

I was just the beginning
of your Great Love Story
all your life
you’ve yearned for.

* * *
Now I’m reduced to just a few snapshots
forgotten
on the bottom of your memory’s drawer…
Now I am a  shell of who I was:
I am a small shell you brought from vacation
and forgot…

Eterne