by Dossie M Terrell

Created on: June 26, 2008   Last Updated: February 04, 2012

Trapped in memories of our yesteryears,
that are locked in archives in my mind,
I can’t advance while stalled in the past;
unable to break these old ties that bind.

I exist under the shadows of day;
It’s nights I have flawless hindsight.
Yellow photos and tattered dreams
all gain clarity in the dimness of night.

The stark reality of those yesteryears
hovered between heady bliss and chaotic hell.
Yet, our stormy, shared passion is all I see,
making me a prisoner in this fog where I dwell.

You implored me to risk all for love;
and each moment we lived in frenzied intensity.
You promised me your mind, heart and soul;
yet, all I have left of you are painful memories.

I’m still mired in nightly dreams of emptiness,
since you departed suddenly for heaven on high.
Here, I’m afraid to go forward or to let you go;
yet, I must relinquish your grasp, someway, somehow.

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