Mine Not To Keep

When that hand is no longer yours to hold

When you cry so much your tears run dry

When you see me but look straight through me

When the pain becomes a permanent resident

When the flame has turned into fumes

When yesterday and today blur tomorrow

When you want to but you can’t

When you sleep you are awake, when awake just dormant

When you are living but not alive

When the flowers stand pretty but have no fragrance

When you are walking but your shadow is lost

When you are dead but not buried

When my pen bleeds and I can’t heal the wound

When I found you I had to lose you

But in all this what remains unchanged…

My sun will rise with you in it and it will set with you in it.

If I keep you I cage our love

Letting you go means our love is free