I Wish You Love
Waking to the heady wisps
of a mildly settling dawn-break,
I understand why we are connected
trading our private reflections with ease
in the name of deep affinity--after all
these years, your confessions, milestones
have become mine as well. And we both
laugh at that fateful day, a serendipitous
occurrence in the theater, your handkerchief
slapping my face blown by an airwave--
Beneath the patter of falling rain, a coffee
for two after-- surely the rest, a history of friendship
as an omen of a union washes away all
the loneliness of my nights. You, a chain
binding me when strength loosens its grip,
And I, your designated clown in the drama
of your life's courtyard.
I now take leave for a long voyage far,
thousand miles from this city which
knows us well, desperate somewhat
to be estranged from you; but that precious gaze
reassures me that everything is
as it should be... the only thing you'll never know,
my dear, is the hidden love I carry --since we met.
Contest; My Friend, My Love
January 7, 2019
Copyright © Leon Datu | Year Posted 2019
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