With My Eyes Closed
"My closed eyes shall forever see, the happiness you brought to me”
My sadness wears a smile
when my eyes are closed,
keeping me from seeing
what waits outside
on that lonely pathway
leading through the life
we always talked about sharing
Our song plays in my mind
and I hear it calling
in the darkness,
the melody is soft and drifting,
echoing through the room
in the sweetest harmonies of
you and me
The taste of your euphoric kiss
still lingers upon my lips
as I dare not speak
for fear of losing the sensation
that caressed me in a feeling of ambrosia,
desperate for the moment
to be unending
I encounter your eyes staring, floating
in my grateful mind,
mahogany planets
hypnotically orbiting this vast space
that engulfs me, remnants of a dream
eclipsing an autumn moon
we once called ours
And as I hold the poetry you sent,
I do not see the words
of destined love,
but caress the paper
folded neatly to fit
snuggly in the envelopes
addressed to me,
never to let go
Still I cannot look because
when my eyes are opened
they are filled with tears
for the endless days ahead
without you here,
but closed I can see
what we had together
Reminding me that if I
had never had you in my life,
the beauty that we shared
might not have been and without you
my sadness would not be able to
wear this smile remembering how it felt,
to be loved by you
Copyright © Chris Green | Year Posted 2016
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