if only it were true

if you could
he asks silently
wish for anything
and i wonder as well
this triple somersault
my heart does without
a doubt, because this
is really it, and i no
longer hesitate.

i wish for this
my sigh answers
his question without
words, and we sit still
without touching and
i can feel his breathe
meeting mine with
each rise and fall
free from fear.

why didn't you
say what needed
to be said, i am not
ready to ask, but want
your answer instead.
is that okay, he wonders
out loud as well. and we
both look away and smile
at each other without a
doubt. and now words
are necessary to keep
us connected. how
very sad it is this
way. forgotten.

will we ever
take one another
for granted, he wants
answers that are not
ready to pull out of the
furnace. patience is a
virtue we both lack in
searching for our
missing halves
when it's so
obvious to
all, but
us.

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lynn a. Aug 12, 2008, 11:29am EDT

I get this. And I can feel the sadness when words must be used between two who words have not always been a necessary part of the relationship. There is a grieving about that, and I know it. Very good expression of the pain. I can't tell you anything about structure or technique, but I can tell you I like this. It hit with a thud and it made me feel the sadness of having to rely on verbal communication with someone I didn't want to have to do that with.

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if only it were true

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