Love's Pitiful Remnant

LOVE'S PITIFUL REMNANT (THE MIDNIGHT MIST) Fragrance fading, clutching in the dark A hint of her scent, past memories spark Sparks ignite, on my heart's kindled floors Until they explode, and a fire roars Torrid flames rage, till torrential rains - Contain the fires, as my body drains My head seeks sleep, and my body feigns As reality, quivers, and wanes To the Midnight Mist, I drift away Where dreams will always, find their way Where souls seek out, what hearts have missed For all that’s needed, prayed for, and wished There I found her, in the past we shared Before stone walls, left heart's impaired Before the death, of the love we swore And the sacred vows, our pride through tore Where hearts only love, and are never mean Stone walls crumble down, and can't be seen And all the love, that was sadly missed Was waiting there, in the Midnight Mist Her eyes met mine without hurt or despair From all the years, of neglectful care While all the love, that each of us sought Hearts' still cherished, and hadn't forgot As her smoky lips, to mine finally neared My skin shuttered, as goose bumps appeared My eyelids closed, as desperate lips kissed And our hearts found, what they'd sorely missed Tightly in my arms, my cold heart warmed So filled with joy, a teardrop formed The tear escaped, and raced down my cheek Shattering the mist, as they formed a creek My eyes now open, but in darkness alone lie Dazed and confused, and wondering why Her pillow in my arms, fragrance fading fast Breathing through it, to make a memory last Love's pitiful remnant, I hold on to – and weep Her memory awakes, as my mind drifts to sleep In my arms, till the mist, my tears again sever Loving her always, till the end of – forever