Memory Relationship Poems

That was Then, and This is Now

In the crypt of our loves memory, we danced so free,
Our romance, a cursed flame, burned with spectral glow.
But...

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I didn't borrow it, it's apart of me
Like the rainbow fleece
Like a trophy waiting for me
Like the breath I breathe and need 
But it leaves
Flowing...

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there's something there, that draws me in,
like a mosquito to a flame. 
my sorrow blooms, it swells away
so swiftly - keeping me at bay.

i glance...

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In some future I will voice all that is true,
how I swear your eyes glow, and whisper to me.
But the nonchalance I show, back turned...

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I clutch my breast, 
	shattered 

shards of the once
	whole,

rubble our kitchen
	floor,

mosaic of smashed
wedding gifts,

failed hopes,
	dashed dreams,

ugly mugs stained
	hues of love,

hearts drawn thin
	as dinner plates,

dining sets...

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Will you remember me
Have I touched your heart in anyway
Did I leave a lasting impression
On any given day
Did I make you smile
Did I lend a...

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It's been almost a year now but that dream still feels as if I'm holding it
The way my arms don't want to let go of...

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In your silence I see colours,
speech crumbling like flaking paint, dried; truth dripping from lips, black spittle on a brush.
In the silence I inhale the...

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How does it feel?
It's hard to tell
Sad when I pause
Taking moments to dwell

It's the pearl that is lost
It's the half-empty shell 
It's the un-told story
It's...

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For all of us separated from our loved ones...
Let's hold on to faith and hope... And love...
Take care and stay safe. Blessings. 

Wishes and memories......

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Unrequited

The things i think about,
never settle below
they float instead
and fester inside
as I pluck your name in the air
a sacred memory folds over
foaming layers, floating vapors
Creating...

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Grief tears down the walls,
Built by scarred hearts,
Convincing walls, sturdy like the oak –
But not nearly as resilient when anguish trembles
In hearts who have never...

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Who else? 
Who else would care for you my brother, if not out of love we care for each other.
Who else would it be?
An old...

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A party lingers in the stillness of a room.
Chairs moved, plates stacked, glasses
stained in red lipstick of after dinner
chatter. Cutlery criss-crossed, mosaic.

For a moment, when...

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White foam crashes with memories of conversations here, an awful date there;
welcoming steam floats around work deadlines, lecture notes and scrawls.

Cupped hands warm around porcelain...

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