Dancing In The Twilight

I turned into the driveway
Of a house you could never consider a home,
And I took you to another place
Some feared would lead you beyond the rubicon.

They had never seen you dancing in the twilight.
They had never seen you so
Unapologetic or
Unafraid of the coming night.

I'll never forget the look on your face then,
Or how the morning light shone in your eyes,
And I'll never forget the looks on their faces
The moment they realized they were right.

One mother cried into the night,
"Where has my baby girl gone?",
But never questioned in the light
Just where she herself went wrong.

But I know just where she went wrong.

She had never seen you dancing in the twilight.
She had never seen you so
Unapologetic or
Unafraid of the coming night.

You slapped the world right in the face
When you showed it you are scarred but not scared.
And that's one of many reasons I still love you today.
Another being, of course, the wonderful life we have shared.

You were born into the world one way,
Never given a soldier's chance.
And I was born again on that day
You dared to take me as your man.

Author's Note

Photo by Javier Allegue Barros

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

love is work! in the sense that it keeps ebbing and flowing all the time... and it's more important to be a soulmate and believe as one than to be concerned about what others think....this is written with power and passion...thank you for sharing..
warmly, B

[andrew mitchell]

It’s like having a soul mate. Lovely writing Wesley.

[Wesley Dingler]

It is like having a soul mate. I have always held out hope that such a thiing exists. Now I know. I don't have to believe anymore. I am happy and blessed.

Thank you for reading Andrew.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Love can change us and alter us in so many ways. This was a good read.

[Wesley Dingler]

Love changes everything my friend. Whether we like it or not. I am something of a reflective softy when I look back on the past few years. This is the result. For better or worse.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I see reflections of myself in this poem and how at times those I loved were not accepted by my family.
But the love is between the lovers...no outside interference needed.
j.

[Wesley Dingler]

It is funny Jacob how love is often unaccepted by those who "love you." Does it not make you ever wonder down a path we likely should not tread? It certainly does me. And I find myself having to dial myself back.

[Chris Shaw]

Beautiful sentiment here Wesley. What wonders can occur when two meet and gel. The scars of the past can clearly take a back seat. Your stanzas here tell me how fortunate you consider yourself to be. Dancing In The Twilight tells a love story.

Chris

[Wesley Dingler]

Thank you Chris. Ilove that you liked this. It is weird that I have reached the point where I no longer have a point to make really. I just write about what and who I love. So I am always happy when someone other than me and the missus likes it.

Thank you for still reading.