RIP

 

Repose

Repose~

I barely allow

myself

to think of

seeing you

again

I've been

yearning

for so long

I know my

heart

will burst

I reflect on you

your inherent

sweetness

I loved your

voice

becoming

so soft

so lyrical

when you

spoke

an ethereal

embrace

to me

As you said

good-bye

I was lying

in a

dark room

attempting to

vanquish

abhorrent

dizziness

vandalizing

my vulnerable

brain

I reached out

with

every fiber

of my

invisible senses

to hold you back

to keep you from

becoming the

terrifying emptiness

as dark

as the room

that enveloped

my

maddening

confusion

The die was cast

Before another

dismal day

could drift on

I would lose you

to

a sharp pain

a dull ache

a hatter's clock

and a heart

that

refuses

to let go

You were gone

A shadow of your

memory

circles like

an impromptu

puff of wind

chasing a fallen

leaf

in nature's silly

game

Exploring each

secret space

where desires

as dreams

reside in

silent

repose

It taunts me

A ghostly

melody

tuned as a

gentle echo

of you

lingering

in my ear

Intruding pulse

drowns

it out

Dense ocean

fog

streams

in

covering my

moist

eyes

Muffling

transient

sobs

emitted

when

memory

serves

them up

When will

you

return

to me?

~Haviva (Cheryl P.)

(c) HVM 2018