I sit here alone

in quiet solitude

and you wander

through my mind

my heart

my soul

and although you believe

that I have given up

that I have walked away

you still linger

inside of me

wedged deeply

into my existence

and although you hide

behind this brick wall

that you’ve placed so strategically

between you and I

the gift of vision I’ve been given

sees clearly through that

I not only see, my love, but I feel

your sorrows, your pain

your fears and your loneliness

what you have envisioned

as my turning my back

was me, just trying to give you space

as you always requested

room to breathe, to do your own thing

without the worries of me

I made a promise to you, my love

that I will keep until my grave

the promise, my love

to never walk away

 

3/7/02