Ever since the moment you became my ‘dance away lover’, my fragile heart has been kept captive by your memory, like a delicate dove in a jaded gilded cage.Each day as the solar rays of life shine on my broken wings, I fetter around desiring & trying to fly high to kiss the sun again. But I fail & fall against the bars of unreciprocated love confining me with false hopes.The misty shades of night creeps in & covers my body with darkness & there alone, I weep, knowing the light of day will soon return again & still I will not be able to fly into it’s illumination.There once was a gentle, sincere soul that tried to unlock my cage & set me free, but I struck him down, like a lightening bolt with a force that can shatter the core of existence itself.I saw it in his eyes as I watched him turn & slowly fade away into the cool damp mist, that can console & comfort a burning heart.He turned only once to bid me sorrowful farewell. My heart skipped a tender beat as I contemplated the possible error of what I had just done-Days of my confinement evolved into weeks, then months. Then I saw the image of the faded one in the mist returning once more, but only to remain an observing far away shadow.I signaled for him to come, but he slowly moved further away, returning to the mist.I reached out, but my confines rose up even more powerful than before. I sang out a song of regret, his distance now too great for listening. I was left with mournful impressions that it was against infinite odds that he would ever return.Time had become my enemy. I felt my spirit diminish with each passing star that graced by in the night sky of my prison. This place was now fortified with both the loss of my ‘dance away lover’ & the loss of a love not yet known, explored or discovered. My foolish heart wailed with discord.The days of sunshine became shorter & the ebony of night, longer, my heart more still as life moved out. The enemy was everywhere, all encompassing. Feelings of growing despair became a veil of complacent normalcy. Tears of body, heart & soul became my sustenance.Then gently, so gently, out of the mist, a familiar, strong, yet soft & courageous voice whispered my name, over & over.Returning out of the shadows, I saw the one I so carelessly sent away. The mist faded & there with a stance so caring, confident, vulnerable & determined, with a kind, affectionate, giving spirit, out of the indigo, he molded a key. Through the spaces of my cage, I took his hand & guided it to unlock my self-imprisonment, in which he freely, wholeheartedly yielded.I surrendered to my freedom with gratitude & appreciation for the gift of his availability & generosity of spirit, mind, body & soul for me to embrace.So now…I set you free, my ’dance away lover’.When nighttime falls, I wish you life & love adorned with comfort & ease.And please, remember to look for me in high places, for once again you will find me in the sky...dancing away.
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