It took me a while,

To realize,

Just what I feel for you.  

A mixture of feelings,

Crystallize.

And I know,

What I need to do.  

My heart for you.

Has been right here.

To grasp, pull close into. 

Your heart, a different one,

Pushes me to do.  

And I will say good-bye,

My Love.  

I would rather not delay,

The eventual manifestation,

That will surely come to play.  

17 months through trying times,

You’ve been my shoulder through,

Thick and thin.  

But now I step into my own wind,

Whispering and calling.    

Don’t call me, don’t text, don’t rationalize.  

Though my heart yearns for you to.  

More of the same,

Sweet delay.

You don’t feel the way,

I do. 

I don’t want a friend, 

Though I must confess,

I like yours the best,

I’m closing, to open,

Other doors,

Who place,

My love first.  

DRH

Copyright 2021 Donna R Hedges