This crazy gift called life!

Standing under the heated spray of the shower Trying vainly to soak warmth into my frozen body Wishing desperately to be in your arms Knowing they would hold my broken pieces together. Tears blending with the drops of water tracing my skin Mind whirling with loneliness and grief. Soul aching.  Picturing your soft blue eyes, Trying vainly to temper my rampant emotions.  Huddling quietly on the floor, My soul curling sadly around our tether. Knowing no rest will find us tonight... Unable to face the dreams awaiting in the dark. 

Turning to laugh softly at your witty adage, I meet the same soft blue eyes  I have looked into for the past three decades. They are now surrounded by laugh lines but,  I am just as hopelessly in love with the man behind them  As I was the day you took my hand. The years have passed... And our hair has greyed,  Our faces softened to timeworn wrinkles but, The same adoration shines brightly from our eyes when our gazes meet. Your touch still brings me to life.  The gruffness your voice has acquired with age, Still, after all of these years,  Comforts my soul.  Soft kisses from your lips Still erase my every thought. Your arms still remain the only true home  I have ever known.  You have always been my treasure, My ataraxis.  The very last breath I take Will be used to whisper words of love to you.