A poem for my wife

My Kara

With failing hopes I face the sky

for rain to cover tears of shame

To know the cost and loss of dreams

and move the shadows from their frame

from days on end and roads long walked

and tracks that tread the guttered ground

of repetition in my flaws

and lessons never found.

In light I bathed and love I held

Her beaming ivory arms embraced

The peace that only she can share

The radiance of her face

I touched forever, smelled its bloom

I fell into the endless sky

And joy beyond my soul can weigh

My heart and hopes to fly

The fear that hides behind the walls

That second guesses every pass

Will have me cower praying deep

My first shall be my last

In echoes that rewind inside

I beg for comfort after death

To never find without her gaze

One moment or one breath
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