What I want to say

I shant

For fear of being misunderstood

Yet again

On my mind….

Thoughts make it home

As in years ago

A special kind of friend

Who doesn’t expect what others do

Yet wants, hopes and prays

For more than just friends

I fear that I hurt you

Just by not being

There in thought or desire

I love the friendship or companionship,

if a better word

Love the jaunts and gestures

The singing and the food and cheer

Is this all there is

In silence at home

Feeling home, but not

Being alone, yet not in mind

Maybe this is all we need

Us humans

Of days of old

Of days of the future

Was this God’s plan after all?

Be grateful for what we do have

Even if only in mind

And empty thoughts

Holidays are near

The stories we’ve been told

Are they not real

Of which forever to dream?

November 12, 2021