The Reason
A wounded heart
Drowning in resistance
To heal from the inside
Fearing the reopening
Of stitches
Their edges fraying
Beyond repair…..
Feeling the loss so deeply
Resolution made
Love would not live
Here again
The former version
Of herself
Used to believe
There was a reason
For everything
Well meaning friends
Reinforced this prophecy
As she tried to conceal
Her rising irritation
And lack of faith
In the notion of it all
Then the unexpected happened
For no apparent reason
Other than it was meant to be
Their first meeting
Taking a chance
He didn’t seem to mind
That she was preloved
Soon he became her everything
And the reason why
The stitches in her heart
Slowly dissolved
Love Is In The Stars
Holding on tight
To the tail of the comet
Afraid of returning
To earths atmosphere
Having already being
Burned in a fiery jet stream
Almost beyond recognition
Searching to find
A place to hide
Among the stars
Who had surrendered
Their twinkling light
To brighter heavenly bodies
On earth below
The star catcher watched her
As she flitted frantically
Across the sky
In an unrehearsed dance
Her tiny movements
Enchanting him
And as he cast his net
Toward the midnight sky
Her eyes captured
The fated moment
She spied her chance
To be a falling star
Taking a leap of faith
Into his waiting arms
Marian Clarke
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