Come Walk With Me

Come Walk With Me In my mind tendrils of memories past insinuate and insert themselves in the corners to root out and cast light upon them as my hand presses, whiteknuckled Bent into the bitter wind here, alone against the cold hard brick, mortar and steel handrails of a bridge where once betrothed, You and I gave thanks It was not always thus where once shone stars to blanket the night skies now, is darkness Your hand tilted my chin upwards, to kiss Back into time memories grab and clutch at me drawing all from, away and into the night that fateful day I hear over and over "Come Walk with Me" Along this route We strolled to this very spot this bridge We talked of lovers of love of loving and turned into one another arms happy The stars still sparkle time inadfinitum the water still flows time inadfinitum Long must I be alone time inadfinitum hands pressed to the handrails perhaps Rising on tiptoes the bridge is now the past mere memories You and I together again Our bridge a lovers leap The wind carries Your voice "Come Walk with me" As wind tousled hair, flies oh cruel and bitter truths tears blurring the eyes lovers lost in time, and distance his blood spilled a day best forgotten How many days of regret must I bear given up into death's cold clasp from passerby's lowered lashes when I ran towards the sound of loves last gasp To repeat the day over is all I ask but alas never shall I know the touch of his smile or finger to my skin To hear again "Come walk with me" He said, taking my hand so I did but that last day he smiled, left me to domesticity some said it was quick and a painless end so shall mine be quick and an end Feet do not fail me, balanced bent to the winds cold lights glimmering reflection below, on inky water heartbeats keeping rhythm, tis time to let go To fall the lyrics say into oblivion Our bridge of wishes and dreams and promises to keep reaching forward and overbalancing "Come walk with me" [© psmith]