when trust is lost

apologies

cling to trees

like leaves in

late autumn

my tears fall

like snowflakes

in January clinging

to branches

we sit in silence

waiting for words

to break the ice

between us

forgiveness lies

within the heart

but the tongue still

burns from betrayal

where my heart lies

at the bottom of the staircase

lies my heart that took the

wrong step, tumbling down

each one collecting bruises

until it reached the bottom

where it waits patiently 

for me to pick it up again

if I ever

if I ever

let go

toss away

memories

we promised

to cherish

until our

undying days

hold my hand

so tightly

help me

remember

our sunrises

instead of

the storms

but if I

still let go

release me

and let it be

last time

when we said goodbye

on that mid-June evening

neither one of us knew

it would be the last time

it was the last time

I would kiss your lips

and you would watch me

drive off into a setting sun

and yet it was and 

I have since moved on

driving into new sunsets

summer endings

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summer ends

as sun dips below

horizons

summer love

fades into the clouds

as a mist

summer kiss

makes the full moon weep

at our end

I wish I could

I wish I could

be at ease and

not let this anxiety

get the best of me

I wish I could

stop and smell

the roses instead of

worrying about bees

I wish this tingling

in my hands

would go away and

not stay for days

I want to breathe

at ease and not worry

but my mind

won’t let me be

ducks on the road

the distraught duck stands in the street

another ones lies beside the road

I see it’s not moving

the other paces wildly

I drive around

slowly with

care