Now

Faded into beautiful light
your aching bustling heart
ensures prosperity
and relinquishes sight
all the while trying to stay awake
and remembering your name

Soon you will disappear
into the chasm of the little time remaining
where darkness refuses to shine its glow
and all changes stand still
in the pyrrhic victory that brings no relief

And still I wait
in the omnipresence of  this concealed love
watching and learning
burning the oil from my hands to yours
and hovering over the tranquillity
of your penetrating mind

Come make your peace at the alter of forgiveness -
live in the present surrender
feast upon the limn of trusting lips
and ingratiate loyalties upon thy heaving breasts.
Resist the disconsolate façade of
future promises
and breath this moment’s glory –
deeply and profoundly

For in the journey is the destination
its fare; the wrinkle upon plump frowns
and mileage; mere clicks of a nostalgic memory
where dying is living
living is loving
and loving is all that remains.