Sunday, July 20, 2014

Life hanging by a frayed thread















Life hanging by a frayed thread

so precious is she this volatile one
rescued he from the torn a perfect storm
unconditionally ennobling a broken heart
as it raged arduously this land and sea


how can a fading heart love so strongly
pulse weaker each vulnerable passing day
a love that bridged a forlorn lonely chasm
bereft an impossible emptiness too vast to fill


her heart’s grandeur spans his cosmos every twinkle
fraught by the weight too much gravity to bear
the breadth her unconditional love’s murmured imperfections,
eveanesce a waning life well lived


together their unbounded love hangs in the balance
juxtaposed beneath the sword of Damocles
the rumbling murmurs of a brave heart’s whispers
her bequeathed love once made him whole


black eyed dog lies in the fragile, shatterable balance
yet , a broken heart enlightened by unconditional love
time takes time, keeps on ticking sorely on your own
same old mountain ,..  is a steeper climb alone ...


harlon rivers   July 2014



... an overwelming reason to go digitally dark