I’m a little bit scared,
I’m a little bit nervous,
as I climb the steps up to your porch.
Two more steps
and I’m at your door,
my hand just inches from the bell.
Then I think,
“What the hell…”
and I just turn the knob
and the door is unlocked,
and I walk in
as bold as brass.
You have heard the door open,
and you have heard the door close behind me,
as I reach back to throw the bolt.
You stand there,
In the doorway,
staring at me
with questions in your expression…
Are you as nervous as I am?
I stand there,
looking at you,
my first glimpse of heaven today.
I duck my head a bit,
a tiny smile on my lips,
then I look up at you,
and I see your smile.
You take a step,
I take a step,
then I hold out my arms,
and you walk into them,
both of us wrapping the other
in an embrace
that neither of us wants to let end.
This has been a long time coming,
and it will never happen again,
but for right now,
for this small moment,
it is enough.
It is all there is,
It is all there will be,
but it is enough.
I know I must leave,
I cannot stay here,
e’en though neither of us
wants to be alone,
we know I must leave…
Before I leave,
though,
I must taste your lips,
I must smell the fragrance
that lies in the curve of your neck
one more time.
The memory of that
will help me
with the tears that well up inside me,
the tears that I will not let fall.
The tears that drown my world,
my life,
my happiness.
Tears are the most precious
and valuable things
we produce on our own.
They are made of emotions
and love
and hurt
and worry
and sadness
and uncertainty
and they are company
on lonely nights
on darkened streets
in rooms
with an unmade bed
and a cat at the corner.

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