Submissions by Donovan_C93 (Donovan Carpenter)

I nearly let you drive away.
Couldn’t catch my breath
Stoic emotions collapsed
My mind racing.
How your eyes drew mine in
The first passions of our love.
Your gentle touch.
The warmth in your presence.
Years
Tears.
Uncharted seas
Calm sunny days.
Our children’s laughter
Smiles on their faces.
All of me, loves, all of you
Fire and the flood.
Melodies
Memories.
Battles
Wars.
Deserving better, it’s
Yours.
I promise!
Your mine.
I’ll love you forever.
I’m glad you stayed. ...

I’m alone.
Only temporary.
As I sit I dwell.
My accomplishments, my family.
I can do much better.
I will... Iv’e had so many chances.
I need to show the love I hide.
The love I don’t always see.
Mending broken branches.
I need to be present for everything.
Everyone.
For my sake and theirs.
To changed the dark feelings that sit with me here.
I am blessed.

Becoming a man.
Sometimes you look to the past.
Sometimes you want to go back.
Trauma can be ignored.
Maybe your choices could be changed, to influence a positive experience.
Experiences you missed on it seems, are lingering.
Did you miss anything?
Photos of a lovers past bring out thoughts and emotions.
In you, about you, who you were, who she was.
Are you still him? Yes.
But the identity you’ve grown is so concerned, yet you still yearn for the optimistic.
You’ve changed and grown, so has everything.
So has everyone, so… ...