"Touched..."

December

Comes a time to pause, catch a breath ...open your eyes and really see.  The pain of being alone is deeper than just absence - more telling than not sharing the good, the bad, the merely AWESOME!  Still more MEAN than living your nightmares in the daylight...

 

it's that you aren't being...

 

"Touched..."

I held and rocked you gently

under the stars...

and whipered soft-sweet meanings

and shared gentle then heated

kisses.

 

...and you held my hands

and we laughed - oh so silly times!

 

...and we sang and giggled,

spoke aloud those "forever" words

- that finally just weren't meant to be,

but back then - RIGHT then -

they WERE meant and ours - ya know?

 

And now as our life's light

is so softly fading to black

I remember all we are,

were, and would ever be...

and can't hold back the shadows.

Chris

Author's Note

feel free

Reviews

[Juana Garcia]

"The pain of being alone is deeper than just absence"
You speak of truth.

[LA Lorena]

Love this last stanza. Sometimes, when memories are all we have to hold, we can be most thankful for them. Without them, we would have nothing but empty arms and hearts. Infinitely worse.

[Chris]

I can agree... but there is still more to it... much more. Thanks for being here.

[LA Lorena]

had to come back and re-read this one

[J. J. Nightingale]

I will be back to comment .. It's all just a bit much for me right now ..
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All I can think of is, It is better to have been Loved and touched, than to never have been loved or touched at all ..

Shadows soften too ...

“Love that we can not have is the one that lasts the longest, hurts the deepest and feels the strongest...” .. K. Knudsen

Take Care Chris .. XX J.

[Chris]

Thanks Jazz

[J. J. Nightingale]

You are welcome, always .. J. XX

[J. J. Nightingale]

I came back .. to remember

[J. J. Nightingale]

Some memories never fade, but still, we miss the real thing . . everyday . Jazz

[olla]

human beings are meant to be touched.. we become hard and lumpy when left unkneaded...

[Frieda P]

This is a touching reminder of a love that lost it's life. Refined in it's message, I love 'can't hold back the shadows' how apropos. Lovely....

[Chris]

thanks Frieda... I'm glad you paused.

[Frieda P]

The pleasure was all mine :)

[Chris]

These are still very special and wonderful memories.
Keep them always close to your heart,
and cherish, yes cherish them.
It makes you who you are now.

Divine...

E.L.

[Chris]

Thanks Eli... for being you.

Most welcome wise man, always a pleasure to read you. And I will more.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Even temporary love has a permanent place in our heart.

[Chris]

So true...very, very true.

[Emily B]

no more shadows, please

[Chris]

k

[asdarkeyesclose]

'...and you held my hand
and we laughed - oh so silly times!'


this brought tears to my eyes. so much sadness and the memories of joy as if it all happened yesterday. fantastic.