Jan 2021
His lips
written January 1st, 2021
The formal farewell committee
is with me at the airport seeing
me off for my return flight home.
I told him not to come
that there would be no hiding
love breaking my young heart.
He comes anyway
love pulling
us relentlessly together.
The boarding call wrenching
me away from him and over the ocean
to the life intended for me.
A lifetime later
he can't stop love pulling
him towards the ocean.
He stands at the shore looking
back at our love
across the water with me.
I watch him turn away
with a smile on his lips
that no one knows.
written January 1st, 2021
The formal farewell committee
is with me at the airport seeing
me off for my return flight home.
I told him not to come
that there would be no hiding
love breaking my young heart.
He comes anyway
love pulling
us relentlessly together.
The boarding call wrenching
me away from him and over the ocean
to the life intended for me.
A lifetime later
he can't stop love pulling
him towards the ocean.
He stands at the shore looking
back at our love
across the water with me.
I watch him turn away
with a smile on his lips
that no one knows.
I read a poem about a relationship ending. It made me think of my first love so many years ago when I was an exchange student. This memory now, is not as sad as it once was, but is bittersweet. The result is not tears, but a smile.
I also wanted to play a little bit with line breaks. The -ing verbs aren't really a rhyme, but I did drive myself crazy trying to fit them in at the ends of some lines.
I also wanted to play a little bit with line breaks. The -ing verbs aren't really a rhyme, but I did drive myself crazy trying to fit them in at the ends of some lines.
