Somehow, Someday

I'm a listless river of tears again,
As I silently keep watch over you.
I'm lost between "Our Father" and "Amen."...
I was sure you were gone--what could I do?

I broke down; I held you; I let you go.
Then you pulled through! You chose not to leave us!
Stay, if you will. But if you have to go,
I'll understand; I will not make a fuss.

The tears will flow, and my heart will dissolve,
But I'll keep your smile through the stormy gray.
Oh, to converse, to recall--to resolve
That which remains unresolved. Leave, but stay,

Like a briny breeze on a moonlit bay,
Like the windswept waves of a boundless sea,
Like the blazing blue of an endless day,
Like a sweet, mellifluous melody.

Oh, what will I do without your bright eyes?
Will you watch over me from far away?
This somber, seemingly endless night lies;
We'll laugh and sing again somehow, someday.


© 2018 David Acosta