Dreaming of Scribbles

It's been 20 years since we met
 back when we were teens
Crazy how after all these years
 you're still in my dreams

You greet me with your sandy voice
 and your words are all I hear
I look into your intense green eyes
 and everything else disappears

The tiniest glimpse of you sends me back
 to my dreamy teenage days
You make my heart skip a beat—
 and I'm blushing all through my face

All I can think about is you and me
 and the future that might've come
All the poetry I'd have written for you
 if only we could've made the jump

Though in the end I must face the truth,
 take a deep sigh and grieve
It's obvious there's no future for us
 and I know you'll have to leave

With barely a hidden tear in my eyes
 it's time for the long goodbye
My only wish is to see you again—
 before another 20 years' time?

( Commentary )

The healing journey
 may be long
Hold your head high for
 you are strong

Always remember
 who you are
Beautiful, precious,
 like a star

Work through your wounds and
 grow new wings
Soar through sunlight that
 each day brings

One day you'll blossom
 radiantly
Pain turns to beauty,
 wild and free

( Commentary )

I can hear the waves aspiring
 down at Murrays Bay
Onward thus I'm beckoned on this
 clear and cheery day

Looking at the happy couples
 strolling by the tides
Dogs and prams accompanying
 calm and blissful strides

Lovers play like canines in their
 timeless courtship game
Oh, for us to be together
 doing much the same

Dusk proceeds impatiently as
 everyone departs
Leaving me to dream of ways to
 share our distant hearts

( Commentary )