Do not think you are a burden
the only burden that could ever be
is to live this life without you
because if not for you
the sky would stay grey and lifeless
the winding road would appear straight
a drink would be without thirst
sleep would possess no dream
no idle moment thinking of you, would exist
no thought of holding us together, pressed tight
night would not be a time to dance as one
a day no day, worth waking for
no word written if you were not the muse
no book read with thought of future
for you are the friend I always longed for
as a child when nobody seemed around
and emptiness sat, a shroud
for you are the family I sought
in loneliness and that terrible walk
you know the one, you walked it too
we have both suffered and the one constant
is that no burden exists, when we are together
so, when you next believe you are a burden
think on this, remember these words
see the sky when it is blue and emptied of clouds
see my smile when I rush to your side through rain
feel our souls touch the other, never in vain
know that my heart beats because yours beats too
people are not meant to live alone in their soul
when in tangent, we are no longer separate; but fused
like glassblowers who try to create
in the meld of plunging metal and fire into water
the finest unbreakable vase, to hold flowers that never die
as long as you exist I want to try
as long as there’s an us, there is a purpose higher
where no amount of pain destroys
the heart of glass where two reside
where all the cruelties of the world appear
somehow removed and not as sharp
it is possible to be one; from two halves
there is you, there is me, there is us
and burdens are for the blind
who see nothing worthwhile
our glass stays shatterproof
where love thrives in Winter
and needs nothing more
than the joy of your smile
when we run, hand in hand
together
Your poems flow like water over smooth stones. Every ripple gleams in the sunlight. So lovely.
When the weight of each makes both light
beautiful! I love it! <3
Thank you so much Carol! I was worried it was soppy but then again who doesn’t need something soppy in January?! xo
A delightful tribute
Dearest Mary I really appreciate your kind words of encouragement thank you.
I have so many of your pieces I plan to reblog on my website, this being another one! Gorgeous writing, dear Candy! And what a grand friendship you describe. This is how to love!