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Saying Goodbye Without Breaking Apart {poetry}

 

Your heart is now my home.

I live there, tucked inside.

Quiet. Hidden. Holy.

There dormant, I will lie.

 

The pieces of my being,

I gave of free accord.

I placed them for safe keeping,

They’ll stay for evermore.

 

You’ll carry me inside you;

gestation of a sort.

And when the growth is peaking

you’ll learn mutual support.

 

The building could take eons;

perhaps already has.

Filaments for a framework

of shared dreams, ideas and plans.

 

It’s not only that I love you;

my love’s no simple game.

It’s that I hold your home, too.

Regardless of your name.

 

Your home is in my heart;

kept safe by silent strength.

I’ll hold your gifts within me;

til time forgets its length.

 

Your home is wide; expansive,

with room enough to breathe.

My heart’s an open fortress;

a place for calm reprieve.

 

If you should return;

rebuilding will ensue.

A castle needs foundation

and ours is built on two.

 

We’ve moats to forge across;

tall doors to open wide.

Beneath the glow of wisdom;

we do it side by side.

 

Even.

 

Now.

 

Distance will not harm us;

benefit, it will bring.

Close your eyes.

I’m with you.

You can hear me sing.

 

I feel your beat expanding;

strange within my chest.

From truth one can not hide;

and love decides the rest.

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SR Atchley

SR Atchley

A writer, artist & dreamer, Shanna has been potentiating talent since childhood. She is moved by nature, the arts, and academia, along with the vast mysteries of our inner and outer worlds. Shanna has a BSN, and has spent the majority of her career caring for others. It is possible to share your dreams & talents with Shanna by emailing her, or connecting via Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. If all else fails, she’ll likely find you in a dream, in which case, please feel free to introduce yourself.
SR Atchley
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