The Parting

Take with me peace

go without me war

forget the wings of prevalence,

remain grounded when I soar.

All those wasted years

forget a thousand yesterdays,

forget all of my tomorrows

erase some moments of today.

Pacing in my thoughts

I have to stand when asked to sit

every mundane moment of our time 

life passes by each minute.

Old age, young and new

every gender, every hue

I have no love within my soul

because tonight I thought of you.

Take this cup and toast,

to the living dawn of the memory

you gave up and now you're ghost,

you're coffin is now my enemy.

History now that's swept

the dirt lent ground unkempt

to the place we never went

my word is now my evidence.

The stories told and laughed

in the mourning hours that passed

we sat and raised a glass,

to time in memoriam irrelevant.

The path that you now choose

will not bring me back to you

for we parted ways..

You chose the day.. I chose the shade.