And yet…

Nearly double decades passed
Your spirit holds me Still
stilling my soul
bringing the whole
filling the hole
where the missing piece
(that’s only ever always been YOU)
is home
where our hearts combine
Your heart as mine

and yet

in that past
(nearly double decades since)
Your love drew lines along
my deepest most private parts
Secrets of our hearts
ne’er to fade
nor would I trade
a single etching of our love
to soothe desire’s burn
I’d rather fuel the fire!
Let it not fade
As did some precious memories
As did our youth
and yet
Never would the truth
Be erased
Hardly could it stand to be encased
In urns of duty
Long
…
Though now without
Passion’s satisfaction
yet
Surviving hope
Beckons to a future
including more of you
and
I hope you hope it too!
My Dearest
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