Saturday, August 6, 2016

Dragonflies of Summer

I see you out of the corner of my eye
Hovering, waiting.
Sunlight sparkles and your iridescence flashes.
Multicolored raindrops across my skin.
I wait,
Barely breathing,
Praying.
Do you see me?

You disappear.
Flitting off on the eddies of the breeze.
Something has caused you
To go exploring.
Elsewhere.
I wait,
Barely breathing,
Praying.
Do you ever think of returning?

Summer heat shimmers.
Mirages appear,
Then disappear.
Like hope.
You're here.You're gone.
I wait.
Barely breathing.
Praying.
Do I dare to dream?

The nights are longer than before.
Blackness pressing on my heart.
Shadows creeping just on the edges
Of my soul.
Demons dancing through my mind.
I wait,
Barely breathing,
Praying
Do you think of me?

The morning slowly creeps in.
Thoughts ramble.
Do you remember
Lessons of childhood,
When you danced through the days,
A dragonfly of summer?
I wait
Barely breathing
Praying
Do you miss me?


Do you still love me?