REMINISCING

Reminiscing, outside along the shore

The horizon carries the wind

A soft smell of sea and all that I wanted was more

Peace from your within

I wished I could complete you so

That one day I should know

If along came another tide, to carry me away

I would have at least done, something

That I know that would’ve been righteous of me, somehow

Some way, I know you’d let me stay

But no,

I too, was washed away

And now, calmly,

But quickly

Still I stop my shudder

A cool breeze pushes me softly beneath the ground

I’ve become less aware

Of where I’m heading

I now know,

Though that this part of me is dying

I’m now lying

Next to your dead body too

Covered with parts of the shroud

That used to cover you

I lay beneath the ground

Where I left my hurt-filled love letters for you

And all those other things!

Yes, I remember all those pretty things

The birds

The petals

The wind carries me to when I was little

Yes, I was once little too

My smile

Your hatred

Your sorrow

And your makeshift

One time only you’ll love me

But for the rest of the year you’ll hate this

Hate all the beauty I left for you to hold

And now I lay this

Memory that’s growing far too old

For me to keep hanging

Like a glider that’s stuck somehow

Some way

To the clouds

I know now

I’m not like this

I lay this beside you

A memory you founded

And I put my grave of me beside you

I die like this

Right next to you

But I didn’t just end it like that

My real body resides on Earth

And knows now

That what is a lie, once may have been a truth

But the truth for now and ever,

Will be

That as I win my freedom here,

In the wars of these coming years

This end to slavery for your love

Has left me more than

I can imagine

It has left my old body lie rest in peace

And my new body roams, now strong and free

Fighting till another death

That’s when I will truly be

Dead

Author's Note

This is another poem from my book of poetry, which will soon be available.
Please feel free to comment.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

"That as I win my freedom here,
In the wars of these coming years
This end to slavery for your love"
Great strength in your words. I like the above lines. Freedom is hard to see and keep. Thank you for the excellent poetry.
Coyote