Some might see the space and wonder,
Where is the love?
I see the space and know its there,
Because of the love.
There are things in life we cannot have,
No matter how much we long for them.
In my case, it was you.
It was always you.
There's no strangeness of feeling like being a motherless child.
Where is it that I belong? Who will stand for me today?
A fall, a bruise, a scrape, a tear. Once in a blue moon -
A broken heart too.
You were somewhere not where I could see.
But that never stopped the longing, nor promises unkept.
Heart's desires can't be contained so easily.
When I sleep I dream. Where are you?
Now I know. You are in that heavenly ethereal place
of love, and peace, and acceptance, and learning.
No more debauchery for you. Nothing to alter your
consciousness but the work your soul must do.
Were you ready to take that leap?
I was not. Could you feel the quickness of my heart?
There's a small unprotected space in me that knows now
that despite the mental toughness, it was you that I wanted all along.
Not necessarily the straight A's or perfect hair or perfect curves
Or eye lined baby blues to bat away a mans attention.
I didn't need anything to complete me but you.
There was always something missing, and I've been chasing it
for thirty eight years.
Turns out it was just you.
You I tried so hard to run from when you finally came around.
What I wanted was gone. Could not be had.
But then again could we?
What if you had actually tried?
Could you have given up all you thought you had
for a minutes more time with me?
Could you have stopped and wondered just a bit more often,
"What is she doing today?"
Did you care?
In your way I know that you cared as much as you could.
And I have accepted my fate as the best laid plans for my life.
There were others who gave me rivers of love. Rivers.
I didn't know that I was worth any of it though, until you were gone.
There was some destiny in your leaving the first time,
and some magic in your leaving the last time.
When you crossed over to that land-of-endless-mild-and-honey-everything-
is-better-here-place, something happened to me too.
I grew up hard and fast and strong with my teeth gritted and eyes dry
because you left me.
Now that you're gone again I realize that I'm enough.
Just as I am.
You took that black cloud of self doubt with you.
I can only hope you tore it up and threw it away.
We don't need it anymore.
Let there be some light now.
Light - in knowing everything happens for a reason.
Even the things we believe will wear us to bits
and tear us to shreds.
I am here today - my own woman - no longer in the shadow of your leaving.
No more fear of being unloved.
I am stronger because you left. No more empty holes.
I forgive you your lack of presence and love.
I know we will meet again. I will show you the strength of my heart.
Perhaps there will be a day up there when you get bored
doing whatever it is that souls do in the afterlife.
I'll be here. When I sleep, I dream.
Come for a visit then, and I'll see you in my dreams.
