I HAVE LOVED YOU

I have known you through countless years and days.
I’m not the one who will ever count the hours my dear.
Tis not the past nor the future that predict the ways,
It has been chosen and now ours is drawing nearer.
No bargains were made; no particular path has been laid,
Yet the time and the path have magically appeared.
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Held fast upon this gyroscope spinning,
I'm not the one who questions if it's wrong or right.
Tis no way to tell who is losing or winning;
Day becomes the master, yet surrenders to the light.
The Sun keeps burning, yet the moon balances the turning...
Oh, yes, it is that orb which truly rules the day and the night.
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She alone balances each ebb and flow.
I’m not the one who brought you to be here with me.
Tis no way to truly ever understand or to know;
Blinded in light, blinded in darkness, we cannot see.
I’m feeling my way to that place that will lead me back to you.
And, sometimes, Luna’s light illuminates just enough to show.
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I found you trapped within your wondering.
I’m not the one who came too early or too late.
Tis no way to calculate your aimless wandering
I have walked this path in circles searching for the straight
You held the map to my heart, but didn’t know where to start
Why would you remain in such a darkness forever and wait?
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I touched you many times 'fore you would feel;
I'm not the one who does not remember your touch.
Tis not a question, what is dreamt or what is real;
Confused by shadows on the wall, predicting as much.
Drifting through this space how did you memorize my face?
Somewhere in-between those lines, my dear, I have loved you so much.

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M TERESA CLAYTON