Resonance
I miss you each day
but your love remains with me
and it makes me strong.
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Affection
You sigh and shimmy
closer to me in the night.
You’re warm by morning.
Prominence
I watch the smile on your face
rise like the sun with a trace
of fire rumbling in your eyes
which let me easily surmise
all of your grace.
Paradise
In the dark of night,
I feel you warm by my side
like a summer dream.
Night terrors
Awake.
I reach for you
in the dead of the night
and I’m startled to discover
You’re gone;
the sound of footsteps on the stairs
the bedroom door knob turns
to my relief –
You’re there.
Impact
Whispers of your name –
my legs turn into jelly
and my knees give out.
Conscience free
I don’t feel so bad
when I watch you with the ones
you chose over me.
The Great race
Progress
is not sprinting –
it is a marathon
and the fastest one out of the gate
can lose.
I question your judgment
Being a fifth wheel
hurts even worse when I see
who they chose instead.
Janus
Imagine time
with heavy hands
that crush and mar.
Imagine time
with healing hands
smoothing out our scars.
A (wise) man of two faces 