Edgar Holmes

without you,

my pen would run dry

and i

would be nothing

most of our lives

are spent

convincing our minds

of what the heart

already knows

i decided to write down

everything i felt

about you

my love for you

is etched by fire

and seared with pain

into my heart

falling back in love

with memories of you

this is our lot

as human beings

destined to live

with knowledge of pain.

tell me your deepest secrets

yes, the ones

you don’t even think about

to yourself

in fear that they might

tell me everything

i want to know

the

f i n g e r p r i n t s

of your soul

i swear, darling

the night we got together

the stars rejoiced

and angels danced

i saw her dancing

with another man

and i swear

i nearly died inside

i vowed to earn her love

and make her mine

and dance with her

throughout eternity