"What burdens you, my love," Says the empath across the way, "You look so sad and lost, On this bright and sunny day." I shrugged my shoulders in a truth, Resigned to my own fate, "It's not the love that saddens you, It's its absence that you hate." I nodded in a short reply, The old woman began to smile, She had a story she wished to tell, "Come sit with me awhile." It was as if I knew this soul, There was something in her eyes, Perhaps it was the way she looked at me, That took me by surprise. "I loved a man from over there," She pointed across the mountains free, "And the first best day of my entire life, Was when he fell back in love with me." "At first it was not so easy, To love across that epic span, But what I knew and could not forget, Was the love embodied in that man." "So step by step we closed the gap, That kept our lips apart, Always knowing there was no space, Between us in our hearts." "Then one day our paths converged, He stepped onto my shore, We held each other for some time, And then we held each other more." "See a distant start can be a gift, As you will shortly find, You'll never take a kiss for granted, Or any touch from her in kind." "What burdens others you won't see, For you'll remember nights alone, What matters most is the hand you hold, And the love you both have known." I take a breath and give a sigh, For what she says is true, "She's coming love, just be prepared, For her dream is also you." A tear forms within my eyes, And I smile all the same, For a simple man such as me, Shall find his truest flame. I thank her soul for the kindest words, Her wrinkled hand now holds my own, "Don't worry love, she's got your back, In the tenderness you've shown." "You remind me of the man I love, I should go kiss him, it's been a while, She kind of winked and then she laughed, And with that a familiar smile. "We came here just to meet with you, We know you've come so far, So come meet the man I've always loved, He's waiting in the car." With that she stood and took my hand, I followed her out the door, Her aged gait was slow but sure, I had walked with her before. We arrived at the car he sat, "Now Tom, relax and you will see," She needed to say nothing more, The old man I saw was me. She turned and hugged me tight but true, "See, I've loved you for all my life, So much I had to come to you, And then become your wife." The old man gave me an "I love you" sign, The old woman hugged me tight, "Just remember you are the one I love, When the nightmares come at night." She pulled away and looked up at me, Her eyes filled my heart with grace, My love, much older yet still the same, Now wiped the tears that soaked my face. "I'm coming love, just you see, There's nothing we need do. For the greatest gift you gave to me, Was the love you held so true." "You taught me more than I could know, In that I must confide, For the truth of love I learned from you, Just by standing by your side." She turned and got back in the car, And kissed the old man tenderly, The love I found in her it seemed She also found in me. So much had changed that Summer's morn, I began to release my doubt, Uncertainty was soon replaced, With a truth that lived throughout. Sometimes Love will come to you, Even when you do not pray, As had happened to me in a flash of time, On an uncertain Summer day. It is really up to us in love, If it is a truth we want to hear, Or if we choose to believe, The liar that is fear. May one day you come to know, Love's encounter, tried and true, And realize that all you seek, Is also seeking you.
