Beginning to End

Poetry expresses much in so few words.
A long relationship over 2, over 15, over 25
years can sometimes be summed up
in just a few words.

Its been a long time
 when near to you
 I was.
 Our closeness I
 once felt
 now as ice melts.
 Is it me, Is it you
 who pulls away from
 whom?
 My heart screams out
 a bellowing cry,
 why, sweetie, why?
 Only you know the answer that brought
 sadness to my soul
 only you know the answer that turned my heart cold.
 Someday joy on my path will come.
 The treasures I'll carry
 when your soul touched mine
 in passionate states as we intertwined
 so sweetly , so sweetly, but love did not grow,
 you never allowed your love to flow
 instead you placed obstacles in our path
 and one plus one equaled three in your math.
 Its ok and all is well
 despite the fact that I went through hell.
 Now as I heal and caress my wounds I turn again
 to be in tune.
 and so without you I will grow,
my heart will heal and I will know,
 but it will be a memory
 my love for you, your love for me.
 Time will test all that we do
 your love for me
 my love for you
 and with our new loves, as we reminisce
 respect each other
 respect the mind for it created
 all that we felt
 for it is what makes
 love so real, so grand,
 Never tiring to say I love you more & more each day
 Never speaking harsh words to generate pain
 to do this we will gain.
 The rewards of love can only be known
 when it is nurtured, when it has grown.
 let us be free, enough to be
 me loving you
 you loving me.

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