The Release

A thousand years of the blackest night hovered
directly above
anticipating our demise

Said softly that she merely wished to speak to the man I was meant to be
not the tattered one standing in front of her now
had to hear the words
denied to her all of those years ago

Crushed by the weight of truths pain
I stumbled
fell upon a sword of inate silence

Warned her that the scars may be running far too deep for even I to delve past
she held no belief in the shallow excuse
pressed for the boy that she missed
wanted the man that I had become
as long as I could open the door to my soul

As it had been
she never could settle for less than everything
would not be dismissed by demeanor

I spoke

Took about all that I held dearly to open my eyes
reveal
accept
acknowledge
then tell her that I had loved her all along
never wavering
not even one day

This meant that our entire lives had been grounded by a cold hard lie
buried
with compost that heavied our every intention

I discussed the art of letting go
she threw a shoe at my head
laughing...
wasn't much for the arts
tenacity, she remarked was perhaps the only reason we were standing here

Seven shades of stubborn
faced me
some kept us from the inevitable
others brought us here

Hushed her with a life long kiss
took her breath for my own
knew that she hadn't changed

The core of who we are
carried beneath all of the troubles, responsibilities and life's turmoil
simply waiting for someone to dust off
surprise the world with child like innocense
needed
to fill the air
with inextinguishable hope

I pulled her into me;
fiercely
intent clear and present
tears of release trickled down onto my shoulders with the greatest of ease
though hearing the sobs of regret stabbed at my heart
I held her

Embracing the one secret I held from the world
I found release
provided her the same
complete with the arena in which to live out the rest of lives

Night of a thousand shards of the deepest black daggers of glass thundered when they slammed into the ground surrounding she and I in that moment

We nearly drown in the sea of tears flooding from our eyes

Like always
I took hold of her hand and led

Home awaited....