Good To See You Again

The Gathering

In a room of darkened candles,
The light this night plays on your face again.
It peeks around all your corners,
Drawing me in, but still I must refrain.

I know your voice anywhere I am.
I try to stand tall, but feel myself sway.
Even with my back turned I know you’re there.
So this night, I couldn’t keep myself away.

And I put on my strongest face,
To catch a glimpse of my sweetest dreams.
Those eyes were almost just the same,
But I knew. It was not what it seemed.

Under such a beautiful moon,
Surrounded by smiles, couldn’t we be there too?
Together in feather-soft air,
To dash out in the rain, but without you?

No. I never wanted it that way.
When was it? That I didn’t want to be alone?
In the rain, when I saw you with me there.
That was when. But now I’m on my own.

Would I do it all again?
With every word and every smile, of course.
With those, I’ve learned to leave and love.
To bask in other worlds, next to your light source.

Mine is above me now.
A kerosene streetlamp, who’s light is dim,
Without yours to combine with.
My joyful passions were at the brim,

Spilling over into you.
But now, there is nowhere for them to go.
They just get lost with the rain,
Remembering when you wanted to see the glow.

Do you feel any pull to my light?
The only reason I’m standing nowhere near,
Is because you asked me to.
It’s brighter with you, so why would I be here?

But at least my lamp lights the way
So that I don’t get lost as well,
Beyond this candled room,
After you turn and bid me farewell.


(Oops this got deleted. It was SUPPOSED to be my 100th post)