Layered Fragments, Becoming Whole

When I close my eyes 
I see you smiling 
beckoning him towards you
with the best love in your eyes 
I've never been more proud of you 
And us for creating him together 
A dreamy love story…

The missing piece 
sits between us as it always has 
Like a liquid wall, glossy and sheer 
Both aware of its existence, 
unsure how to reach through 
I tend to trace my heart along the hidden edges 
Testing for an opening, stirring the pain 
A decade in, 
it still holds firm 
We've tried 
And I'm sure we'll try a g a i n

So we drift a p a r t 
Like passing ships 
Reaching different destinations 
Who harbored together in some distant past 
The waves roll in, keeping us inland 
Anchored 
r u s t 
forming from the once playful spray of sea water 
Melancholic time

My hand brushes against steel 
warm from the setting sun 
holding on to memories 
Echoing in the wind 
As our separate lives 
move forward
With our eyes looking 
p a s t 
the orange glow of the horizon 
Standing here
side by side