nodding while reading
a lyrical line or two
from a poetry book
given to me by you
haunted by ghostly dreams
as I drift towards sleep
vague memories of you
arise slowly from the deep
recalling a star filled galaxy
found in your eyes so deep
you easily hypnotized
and bound my soul to keep
oh, how I loved the enduring
movements of your fluid grace
and every line of sorrow
time pressed into your face
a mind with unbridled wit
with passion no less true
than the freedom of spirit
i found there in you
now pondering to myself
alone and full of dread
time has passed me by
with caring words unsaid
now tired, old and alone
with a heart full of scars
i so foolishly rejected
a life among the stars