The Flashlight
I gave him an azure colored flashlight
One of those mag lights that men carry
Always aware, expectant of the need
That arises when we least imagine it will
I didn’t know it then, but it would be years
Over a decade, before I’d see him up close
Again and touch his hand and hold him with
My kisses, wrapping him with genuine love
I had been on so many adventures through
The time that I’d been away from his embrace
And he’d had his own travels and escapades
Time waits on no one, but he had kept this
After we began to share our lives together
I was looking for something and I came across
This, the azure colored flashlight, wrapped
In a gesture of love, it sat, taken care of
He had kept her as a reminiscence to the time
We’d spent together, sharing our hearts and lives
Venturing to know each other in ways that only
True lovers can know one another… uniting passions
I didn’t hint at knowing he had kept such a possession
Protected it as he would some great, ancient treasure
With hope that we would once again discover the secret
Of love that knows no conditions or reasons or failings
Love that lifts the spirits and cures all the pains
Whispers joy into the heart with it’s sense of faith
Purifies the smile that comes from the deepest parts
Of the soul who knows that love like this is a fortune
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