Darkness

jerry harrenstein

Daylight is coming to an end
and my tears are about to ascend.
Darkness is now my only friend
as my heart is on the mend.
If you could feel the heartache you left
me you would understand how loving you
was the right thing for me to do!

Here in the dark I can see your face.
It is shiny and bright unlike the night.
I remember caressing your soft hair,
touching your smile,
kissing your moist lips 
while I watched your ocean blue eyes
dance and sparkle in the light.
How could loving you not have been right?

I remember the day we first met.
I kissed you once. 
I kissed you twice.
I tried to make nice,
but you said no dice!
I should have realized then that loving
you would be the wrong thing for me to do,
but I loved you!

I recall the day when you
asked me to be the ocean 
that crashes onto your rocky shore
and I wanted to be that single black 
grain of sand you found while walking
alone on an all white sand beach on a 
sultry summer afternoon.
You did not tell me then that loving you
was the wrong thing for me to do 
and I was not going to second guess you
because I was in love with you!

I will never forget the last day we met.
I sat there holding your hand 
and looked into your eyes
while you cried.
That is when you told me you wished 
I would die.
Then I began to shake 
and cry.

Now that you are gone all I have 
is darkness to comfort me.
My eyes tear no more even though
images of you still come to fore.
Do I really want to see more?

Shadows begin to appear as the moonlight
cuts into the night.
I am losing sight of you because of the light, 
so I will take you into my mind's night
and dream of dancing with you while holding
you tight throughout my night.

Darkness is my friend tonight
and for many nights to come,
but I will never stop loving you 
because loving you was the right thing
for me to do even though you did not 
want me to love you!