Previously Posted by The Luvly Lady Linda 2-18-09- Embrace
It is dark again. I close my eyes and see your face. I want for nothing more than to just be near you all the time. I find you often at night. In slumber, you are mine and nobody else’s. I take you in my arms and your face changes. When my hand brushes your cheek, your eyes open and you see me in true light. My flaws never frighten you and you take me unconditionally. The longer we talk, the more complete I become. But in one swift moment, I open my eyes and you are gone. This pain is familiar; this longing I feel. She’s been with me since birth and we’ve even become great friends. She’s with me in the darkness and never leaves me lonely. I reach for you and instead it is she who embraces me. I’ve learned to accept her as a part of me. There are times when I try to leave her in my past. I move forward to try to stand alone. But it never fails. As I trip over the broken pieces of my heart, it is always She who catches me. She reminds me that she’s not a stranger and we hold hands as ...