There upon my mind
Sits the single promise
Of simplicity and content,
For you shine like the sun
In all its strength
Burning in the sight
Of my eyes that have
Grown weary with the
Years, have grown leery
With the tears of promises
Unfulfilled and unattained.
You were that single stable
Focus that was lost among
The measure of youth
And uncertainty. Days past
With seasons that have
Simply disappeared upon
The moving hands of the
Scratched face of this
Temperamental timepiece,
My mind.
Talk of passion, burn the
Flame, and I feel the
Life that does go on
As I capture the test
Of will in the wild wind
That wraps her arms about
My form freely accepting
Her caress and touch
As I spin in this dance
Of perfected movement.
When there was a time
That you had given me
Your face to feel with
My hand, I knew that
Despite the pain of pure
Emotion, the reality of
Feeling and knowledge
Was ever more than enough
To sustain the laughter
And the smile of certainty.
There really is something
Wonderful about love,
But I don’t know when
That spring will come
And yet I fear the destiny
Laid before me like
Too many yellow bricks
In this unending road.
Yes, you’re on my mind,
But you’re nowhere
In my world,
But I vow to grab hold
Of that one word that
Seems so elusive to me
At times like this,
The word that your
Life’s joy and sorrow
Has demonstrated to
The unwatching world
Innumerable times in
The daily life you lead -
Courage.
I understand.
-Dakin 8/19/08
