Forever - After.

Trying to trust in love that didn't work so well the first time around, but had to be taken back when it returned.

I'm questioning the afterlife. 
Tell me, what will we do after we've died? 
I've lived too long to say goodbye. 
I've lived far too long to just swallow my pride. 

We look to the sky and our hands touch the stars. 
Our naked eyes can't see past Venus and Mars. 
"You know, after I left, I never went far," 
You say, "I promise you that, I never went far." 

The sound of slow music, the freeing of minds. 
All this small talk led to a big loss of time. 
I'll watch you leave, and we'll try not to cry. 
Just a few hours longer, leaving eyes not so dry. 

With hearts feeling weary, it's so hard to let go. 
And I'm growing terrified of everything I don't know. 
When you were gone, you know, things went so slow. 
My cluttered, pacing mind worked ever so slow.. 

You said forever, and I said, 'We'll see.' 
Still trying to show you what you've made of me. 
We're working out, but we're twisted - caring, but free. 
Still, you keep saying forever, and I try to believe. 

Don't blame me for anger, you're testing my faith. 
I'm stressed out and stubborn, and you know I won't wait. 
Sometimes I don't know about the love we create, 
But I give all I've got, hoping you're not too late. 

And when my time comes to go up past the sky, 
Will it be you who takes my hand when I fly? 
I'm scared and unsure, but I won't say goodbye, 
'Cause forever is forever, even after we die. 

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Life is a test. We test our friends. We learn with time to be unafraid of emotion and desire. Trial and error lead us to a good road or bad. If we are lucky. We find someone willing to walk with us. I like your poem. Ending was very good. Goal of a writer is to make the reader think. You did.
Coyote