if we can come this far

It was not to be, but what if? And Time is a tough herder...

photo by dsnake1




if we can come this far


if we can
come this far

will time
forgive us

grasp tightly
what's left

what tender moments
can we salvage

like a scratchy reel
of film

a scent
a word

hold in our hearts
no dementia

no demons
can pry free





written 10.01.2009
revised 13.08.2012
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Today is my birthday, & i am glad i can write about it.

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“The marks humans leave are too often scars.”

― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars


Shared on Poetry Pantry #330 at Poets United.

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Song of the moment : Lady of Dreams by Kitaro and Jon Anderson.

© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ) 2016