His heart shall
never be the same,
A whole new existence has been brought to life.
For a heavenly period this being was tame,
Now again the mind tautens with strife.
He toils endlessly with memories long since passed,
Carried now by the calloused feet of a rouge heart.
Longing for the times of laughter and love that are now ashes,
Wandering into the dismal abyss, unable to navigate without his counterpart.
He ponders, knowing in his soul her returning journey will go unattained,
Stopping to remember time wistfully spent on Cloud Nine in past years.
Battling against these thoughts so his heart can avoid crucifying pain,
Struggling to wipe away the seemingly eternal tears.
His feelings for the one will forever remain within him,
She has gone on to break out of the mold.
Realizing the change of his placement at a whim,
His heart knows that he will be remembered, and that he wasn’t left out in the
cold.
Joshua Reid Smith
Jay, Oklahoma