Turning Tide

It’s a churning sea,

A riptide of emotion,

Pushing one forward and

Pulling another back.

It’s unknown what will be left on the shore

And what will be swept into the unforgiving tide.

Love? Regret? Passion? Temptation? Loneliness?

I sit and look at you, then wonder what

It is that’s changed since yesterday.

Can I still give you all my tomorrows?

Is forever even long enough?

Further happiness may be around the next corner

But the loss may not be worth the risk.

Years have passed since we began building a life together.

The deep love has grown shallow,

The hot passion now a dull flame,

The tender touches a habit rather than a need.

Words are whispered to fill the silence

And a kiss is just something to do.

Is it possible for our love to have grown dormant,

Hiding in the soul waiting to be woken?

Has our love dried out, withering away

To leave only wonderment before moving on?

Are your eyes reflecting my inner turmoil,

Feeling lost in your own heart…

Or is your love for me still strong without hesitation?

Leaving you, I cannot do,

For you have done nothing wrong

But everything right.

I cannot cause the pain, the uncertainty, the loss.

I sometimes wish you could,

Wish you would do one thing wrong,

Wish you would finally have enough,

Wish you would set yourself free.

A breath of relief…then wonderment

If that is really want I want after all.

It’s not easy; nonetheless, I cannot do to you

What so many have done before.

I cannot see the hurt in your eyes,

The tears streaking your cheeks,

The frown of your mouth,

The break of your heart.

So I wait for the churning of the tide

To bring back to me what was lost in the sea.

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