During those dismal months

our souls only sparked alive

when we held hands

and spoke of the love

for each other

 

You languished

in your deathbed

for months fading away

with each rising and setting

 of the sun

 

We ignited alive like fireflies

during a warm summer night

fading when visiting hour was over

those goodbyes dousing our light

until the next visit

 

All through those months

my soul dimmed and wilted

lay flaccid about me

but I willed my body

to look alive for you

 

The evening you passed

the skies wept a heavy rain

when they pried you

from my arms no sound I made

for a piece of me went with you

 

That night I walked until sunrise

the cold rain beating upon me

a reminder I was still alive

the night sky was lowing

I wished it to envelop me

 

I prayed the night would take me

that I would find you among

the cosmos that in the stars

you and I would add to the light

and survive together forever

 

 

 

acrylic on canvas MCS