Expected Shadow

How strange.
In this time
Of rapid
Destruction.

When I can feel
You. Sense you
At my shoulder.
Partner in unintentional
Crime. 

To find that you were
So very
Long
Gone. 

So Here We Stand

If you can promise,
Never more I will
See your face.
Even in my minds eye.

Or hear your voice.
In whispered memory.

That you will unravel
Yourself from all
Signs that point
To your way.

Making a deal with the
Wind to blow till
You’re gone.

Then, and only, will
I grant you a

Goodbye.

A Pen and A Book

You left your shadow behind.
Along with a pen and a book
Of old short stories.
I dont mind those at all.
They’re tidied away in a box.
But your shadow wont stay hidden.
It does all the things
You used to do, but without
Taking up any space at all.
And its there every night
Watching the world at
The hallway window.
To remind me that
No matter what.
I can never get
Rid of you.

My Friend

At my window every night
I see that same shadow
All the lights change nothing
Only the sun scares it away
That familiar patch of darkness
The hole in the stars
That has become as regular
To me as the passing of days
So, I’ve come to dread the time
I look to the window
To find the shadow
Has gone

Forgotten

Once upon a time
So very long ago
I knew something
That I really needed
To know.

I tried so hard
To keep it there
Till time had other ideas
And refused to
Play fair.

One day I looked away
And it slipped out the door
Free from my mind
Never to return
So I knew it no more

New Day of Learning

I will know you
When you are gone
Tell others of your deeds
Defend each and every move
Yes, I will know you
When you move on
This promise I happily make
On all words and acts
I will talk and think
And know you better
Than I do now