Separated

Redefine my love for you
Tell me it’s okay
To love you now
That she has gone away

The dotted line has not been signed
The covenant still stands
A promise two once made
Now rests in shaky hands

My sister speaks no more with me
But you have yet remained
A friend, But now I think
Of the relationship I have gained

I first thought of you, my brother
But without her, is that true
My sister chose to leave
And now it’s them and you

Is it only for the children
That we have gotten close
Are the words unsaid
The words we fear the other knows

Yet no one speaks lest
What we have is rent beyond repair
And so we walk with awkward steps
And a silent love we share

The greatest intimacy remembered

Remembering your touch last night
As I lay in bed, just me
Wondering if somewhere else
You might be remembering

Remembering your fragrant smell
The scent of your cologne
A smell that fondly lingered
When I left, when then alone

Remembering the rhythm
Of your heartbeat next to mine
Hearing only your breath
As we both were lost in time

Remembering the look
Of bewilderment in your eyes
In that moment, only us
What we thought was paradise

Not remembering your taste
Because there never was a kiss
And yet the greatest intimacy
With you, I didn’t miss