LOVES REQUIEM
It hits you unexpectedly,
catches you unawares,
throwing you into a clearing
in a very dense wood,
where the grass is damp
and gets between your toes.
You want to reach out and
retrieve
the passion that evaporated
into oblivion
somewhat puzzled by when it
finally
surrendered to the
unavoidable truth
that not an ounce of
chemistry remains,
there is no ripple in the
veins.
A sad, heavy heart accepts
the situation,
knowing once its gone, it
can never be
rediscovered, no matter where
you look,
better that defeat is
accepted, and you
are set free to love again,
should you find the courage.
Pleading, distressed eyes,
make you weep, for confusion
and disbelief are yours,
punishing you for something
that was unavoidable,
but final.