The dim light

Of a sparking flame

Ignited our hearts

Outside of the

Raging waves

That clashed with our dreams.

Your whispers

Embraced mine

Encased me

And completed

Those holes

Within a tattered heart

Slowly waning

In and out

Healing a void

Yet to be seen by the world.

Still,

As your wishes,

Your hopes,

Became mine

And a world

Of our own

Creation

Was welcomed,

Ghosts of the past

Prevailed.

And in the those

Final,

Defining,

Moments,

As you breathed

Those forbidden words

My lips caught

On a fear

That swelled

And drowned out

My love

For you.

Keeping me

From whispering,

I love you.

Maybe it was

More than

The fear.

Maybe it wasn't

The right

Moment.

Maybe

It wasn't meant

To be.

C