Unveiled Reveries

For minutes, hours, perhaps days
did my sails lead me astray
wandered lonely, faced dismay
thought that pain was here to stay.

Hurt and frail I sought a spark
to light my way through the endless dark
blindly tripping, losing grip
desperation laid its seed.

Back then memories gave me air
of what some may call an “affair”
Distant flashes of blood-red lips
An angelic devil with curvy hips
Pitch-black hair, snow-white skin
floating ‘round my every dream.

Thusly mind-fed I struggled
Until I finally broke through
Never again would hurt cover
My eyes with its dreadful gloom.

Seeing myself free and safe from danger
I set about finding my angel
She was there, just not with me
mine were not her eyes to see
someone else had caught her shine
brand-new dreams now filled her mind.

Feeling dazzled and confused
I drew back and shook my head
Was it real?, was it true?
Had I really lost her care?

It took a while to assimilate
that love’s not a matter of fate
but a diary you write, page by page.

As unwatered flowers that fade
Can not be mourned or cried over
I hid all my feelings and offered
To her, unselfish devotion
Wishing the path she had chosen
Would be safe for her emotions.

Time went by, seasons crawled
We met again, both aged and grown
There was no fear, no “someone else”
Just two cold hearts gasping for breath.

A new page now is being written
Taking it slow not to fail
No guilty thoughts, no secrets hidden
We’ve surely found our Holy Grail.

As for the future I dare
not to presume or foresee
for whatever of us it will be
We will see as nothing but fair.