Acceptance

Sober... You were sober

empty of regret

and smiling

as we promised for tomorrow

another blissful union

In my dream,

my hallucination,

you were love

and I was the rain

that nourished you

Deep in your eyes

I swam in calm waters,

your words lyrical

your tone the harp strings

that played our song

Absent was sorrow

for only warmth and comfort

could fit in between

our tight embrace.

our eyes entranced

And as the sun rose

so did my eyes open

beholding the emptiness

that is my room

and was my heart

© Antonio Beardall