I’ve lived several lives
This life time around
Each one an adventure
Full of awed inspiration
Of amazing beauty and
Hours of quiet contemplation
I chased my dreams
And made them reality
Realizing that the true
Strength in life is
Not just having dreams
But recognizing when you
Capture them giving room
To dream yet again
There is one thing
That without the
The first is impossible
It is a gateway
A shortcut through yards
Warmed knife through butter
It just makes everything
Seem easier and natural
Simply fresh and organic
It allows the second
To sprout and grow
To be eventually seen
By others and recognized
The second is love
But first is laughter
There always was goodness
When we were together
But apart tragedy struck
Both of us differently
And now rather than
Comparing similarities which complimented
Like salt pepper espresso
Sugar Pinot and ribeye
We’re comparing our misfortunes
Stacking one against the
Other trying to see
Who has suffered most
This is what love
Looks like amongst the
Decayed and the dying
How does one tell
Between a blessing and
A curse could one
Be the other depending
Could one have been
But now not really
Do I take this
Up with Heaven or
With Hell can I
Return something that’s slightly
Worn but doesn’t fit
Anymore does anyone have
Love’s customer service number
And finally after two
Years of absent distance
After two years of
Why’s and how comes
Of deafening heart break
Except for the tink
Tink tink of the
Sounds of the pieces
Of my heart hitting
The floor Bean returned
From the ashes arose
A love friendship love
That never did die
And now warms us
As we once again
Huddle closer to it
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 