Last Dance
I get this feeling
Lately
Since you came into my life
This may be my last chance
At love
At choosing wisely enough
At getting it right enough
That the effort will be worthwhile
I have dreams
That whisper
Around the edges
That feel so real, so comfortable
Old enough to be wise, we are
Still young enough, though
To live inside
The tangled fleshy ecstasy
Of each other
This combination
This we of you and me
Completely new
So headlong in I dive
Having never learned
Or understood the sense of
Holding back
Already knowing
If this is my last chance
I'll gladly risk it
On you
I remain astonished that I still believe in the power of romantic love, and hope I will experience it once more. I wrote this nine years ago after meeting a man I still feel genuine fondness for as well as an abiding connection to. He remains the only man I have met since I became newly single after my divorce that I felt I could be with long term. Though I very much doubt I will ever see him again, I still like the idea of him.
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