Sadness in a Dark Hour

“Never leave me and I promise to help you,”
He whispers as he tries to ease her pain,
She spontaneously bursts into tears
They both know it’s a deal she can’t take.

Things are so different in the black of night.
A different world than the harsh light of day.
He finds the strength to hint what he feels,
She lacks the strength to say anything.

Her pain subsides, and they settle back in,
Next to each other but each one alone still,
Morning light will drown out the darkness as
This chapter in their lives resumes to a close.

Breaking up

Mistakes made and lessons learned,
Lines crossed and bridges burned,
Joy had that we could not sustain,
In its wake: brokenness and pain.

Time to go back to being on our own,
When we began, the risks were known.
It's not all bad; still, a thorn in our side-
And won't get better until we divide.

This Morning

I'm in the room, and it's like I'm not there,
No one sees me, sitting in the next chair.
It's my doing; I'm here, not quite gone,
Good as a ghost that just needs to move on.

No eye contact, and nothing to be said,
Blank expressions that cannot be read,
Broken hearted, I once wanted to stay,
Now we just wait for the time to go away.

Oh sadness in the air, much like a dark cloud,
Plenty to be felt, and nothing said out loud,
Painful, these moments; easier to ignore,
Until the final time I walk out that door.

TWY

Like a whiff of a memory blowing in a breeze,
Like a feeling savored in a fondly lived dream,
The fragrance of the future and of the past,
Lulling the way to a different circumstance.