What If…
close enough
to feel your heart
beat one with mine.
wrapped you tight
in a healing warmth
kissed away your loss
whispered my soul
into your empty spirit
took your fear
in loving hands
hurled it far far
into yesterday
stirred the dieing embers
of trust
to reignite a flame of faith
embraced your spark of life
help you nurture it
in safe shelter
’til vital yet again
feeling strength surge
a core power awaken
so you would not
extinguish it
ever again
what if
rob kistner © 2007
(revision © 2018)
Beautiful, tender poem. Peace, JP/deb
Lovely, lovely poem!
We live and learn, even by the things we fail to do.
This is excellent. It’s rather heartwarming.
What a beautiful piece. So tender.
The eternal “what if”. What if we had done all the things we now wish we had done, especially if someone we loved suffered by our failure to do so? Poignant and meaningful. Thank you!
Great work to ponder over. I like this!
what if…
Yeah, you make me think ‘If only!’