Distant Lights
Look! In the distance, I see them again.
Bright and beautiful red bursts fill my eyes
as blue cascades gently fall toward the earth
and golden sprays twinkle like glitter in the sky.
The colors thrill my skin with shivers and chills,
and each loud burst I hear makes me jump with delight.
Always, in the distance, I can see them.
Her smile bursts forth from her crimson lips
as her glistening tears fall from azure eyes
and her flaxen hair sparkles around him.
I see her quiver as she presses against him,
and through her longing I can hear her deep sighs.
Turning away from this tender moment
my mind starts to wonder what's left of my life.
The sadness that fills me with each passing minute
leaves me aching with sorrow and wondering why
such explosions of beauty I see only at a distance, as time slips by.
06/10/16
Copyright © James Inman | Year Posted 2016
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