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I didn’t answer, I didn’t need to How did this happen, amidst words, phrases, stones skipped on poetic ponds Not looking for or expecting a touch to the heart, a caress, yet it came I fell, head first into a joy, a blissful feeling I had not felt before You said the same, wishes made on coins tossed had finally come true Holding hands without touching, kissing over counted miles and borderlines of snow We sang together, harmonies, lyrics of love from our hearts, melodic compositions formed of dreams Picked flowers, daisies, tulips from the gardens of pure affection blooming all around us It seemed no walls, barriers could hold us back as we ran towards each other Then appeared a river, wide, raging A chasm of worry and fear was flowing across our paths Now a deluge of falling tears filling, overflowing it banks making footing uneasy, difficult And we sit on opposite sides staring at each other, reaching for something that seems so far out of reach Dark clouds roll in, threatening but we stay, standing on the muddy shores wondering what will become of us in this flooding “I can’t” you weep facing deep obstacles, a current too strong, pulling you in different directions A drenching downpour of emotions saturating your decisions with doubt as you wave goodbye “Wait” I shout, “I will swim to you!” But your eyes are too wet and your heart is a breaking levee Diving in anyway I am swept away, pulled under, unable to breathe, choking watching you fade as you turn away Hope is gone, fears have overshadowed desires drowning in what is lost, trapped in the rapids of disappointment When a hand grabs me, lifts me, saves me… I open my eyes on the other side to see, it is yours You cradle me in your arms and I breathe, the most wondrous breath When suddenly clouds part and the sun illumines your face as you whisper, “You truly do love me, don’t you?” I didn’t answer, I didn’t need to…you knew
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