By Athena Stairs, April 28, 2025
If you see me coming close
And then backing fast away
It’s because I can’t tell if
It’s to me that you’d say
All the things my heart
Has waited long to hear
I hate to say it’s true
But loss is what I fear
And I don’t want to mistep
Onto ground where unsure
If it’s my love you crave when
Being wrong’s hard to endure
And I don’t want to interrupt
If to another you are pledged
Finding good love is hard
I don’t want to be a wedge
So perhaps you can forgive
As my heart startles to flight
When drawn to embrace the
Heat of sunlight after night
Having had to dig in deep
Weathering many storms
Psychology developed mythology
Keeping this soul from being torn
As I struggle to keep in check my
Answering hail to greet your call
Unsure if its my company
Welcomed to reunion’s ball
Maybe I’m just getting closer
To my own time’s redemption
Maybe we are paralleling
Mirrors bright in reflection
But I feel your mode so keenly
When you are happy or if sad
Whatever the outcome
I must somehow be glad
Because I want what’s best for you
Without compromise or negation
It’s proof my love for you is true
When distance brings desolation
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