Soulmate

My eyes will never leave you
even though the world is attracting

and the flush of young bosoms
are a searing scent

although we age together
in wrinkles and sagging flesh.

I tune in to the twinkle in your eye
watching me from the corner of the room

knowing your love is forever
in bloom

and when we hold hands
we know --

though ocean waves clash
my eyes will never leave you

not today nor beyond the
rainbow.
.
© Richard L. Provencher