We gave in that day
to laughter
long and delicious,
not at all our usual
smile-then-back-to-business.
No...
We lifted up a rare and
precious music
together surrendering to
simple delight
as the canopy of green spilled
innocence down in
droplets of blessing.
But the walls that had so long shielded my spirit,
built stone by stone of remembered pain,
mortared with shadows and secrets
by long labor of my own hands,
fell away
some way
in this Sharing.
Startled, my smile began to falter…
In that moment,
I saw you
for the first time
in years
and my heart swelled
to sudden pain,
unaccustomed
to the light.
5 comments:
There is always pain when that carefully constructed wall starts to crumble.
But relief too.
Terrific poem
David
At times, I think we grow so accustomed to our walls that we forget they exist. This one desperately needed to fall.
Thank you, sir.
Bittersweet reunions. I've had so many. This is a beautiful poem that captures that...heartbreak?...perfectly.
amazing poem..v nice !!
We try so hard to fortify the walls around us but the freedom lies in the collapse of the very same. A very insightful piece.
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