you, so silent and so loud
[all at once]
like no one’s ever had the
courage of being

your knowing smile,
your soft, quick touches –
giving me hope and
a fleeting glimpse of life,
reminding me so subtly that
even now, after all the broken hearts
and long, trying nights,
i still give my heart away too easily.

you make me feel the way the sun must feel,
extraordinary, brilliant,
an important part of all that is beauty and alive

but I’m well aware that days change,
suns set, moments pass,
and at the end of it all – I’m not.

December 2011