Anticipating

There, there, my love

See how the gap bridges in

Distance is fading, time is nigh

The genesis of our union,

One full of awe and purpose

It’s happening, I see you soon

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The giddiness of potential

Oh, what an unfolding, we behold now

The realization of loving and being in love

Thus far we have come

Thus far the Lord has brought us

The Lord has been good and faithful

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Anticipation is an understatement

See my body, ever so eager

Arms mimicking an embrace

My shoulders, they prepare,

A resting place for your head

And my heart, ever jumpy like an anxious puppy

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We have known for a while

That we’re worth each other’s time

We’ve cultivated a garden

That bears fruits of love

To say I love you is not enough

But I’m forever thankful that we found each other

“I know I can trust you, but…”

Trust, like a tree in autumn

Questioned by the unknown

I know I can trust you, but…

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Said branches to leaves

Said leaves to branches

Trust may break

Trust may be shaken

Trust may be lost, completely

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Like a leaf in autumn,

One may feel betrayed

When suddenly let go

By whom they thought as their backbone

High up on cloud nine

Left to a plunging, cold fall

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Like a branch in autumn

One may be shockingly abandoned

By leaves that leave

One may be made a fool of

By leaves that threaten to leave

That may be you, shaken, broken inside

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Trust, like a tree in autumn

Broken by the unpredictable

I know I can trust you, but…

While Minding My Business

A fortnight later

And he’s gifted me

A glimmer of hope

This, while simply minding my business

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He could be the one

But he often disappears

Then I’m left to ponder

My only warning, being a moment’s notice

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Then he reappears

As if to make amends

My heart jumping with joy

As if to tell me, “Didn’t I say so?”

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Who does he think he is?

Leaving me in disarray

Telling me about his day

Then gone in a whiff

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I better stay calm

Guard this heart of mine

Lest she warms up to him

For the grandest of falls

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A fortnight to come

I may be left morose

And so maybe it’s time

To dish out my trusty detachment

ALMOST

Lovers tiff, they near their brink

Almost, amounts to naught

The ‘what ifs’, the ‘could have beens’, all sunk deep

Almost, it spearheads the shipwreck.

 

Lovers distant, but in love

And almost is to blame for the wedge

Happy endings in search of the shores

Almost, repels, casting them to tides high.

Eventually – Part 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eventually is a song I sing to myself

The stars will align just for you and I,

For now I walk the miles with baggage to repel

You’ll hear the song’s end and understand why

 

Eventually is a pretty shell that reminds of you

Invaluable treasure resonating a heart’s story

Dejected and downhearted, days have you blue,

Long may the wait be, to know you’re right for me.

 

Eventually is a door waiting to be unlocked

Each day checked with undying hope

It remains unopened till destiny is chalked

Something will have to give, but for now you must cope.

 

Eventually seems like the universe unending

Change is due but your affection it has yet to claim

If you must let go, spread out your wings,

For I know not how long till we rekindle the flame.