The Moment Has Flown

A smile that warmly welcomes

But a hand that is just out of reach

A touch that can never be realised

From the skin that’s as soft as a peach

Heart which loves but cannot be loved

Insightful mind with so much to teach

A beauty that lights up each waking hour

But the love that is just out of reach

Coming back to my world you engaged me

Thrilled me with tales of your life

All the things you achieved when we parted

Triumphs and heart wrenching strife

How you overcame pain and succeeded

Forged existence in your new paradise

But remember the day that it started

The day you ran from being my wife

Since you returned I have wondered

Would we ever rekindle that spark

Are memories blinkered by the passage of time?

Is my desire so wide of the mark?

But that moment has long since departed

Like a thief in the night, stole away in the dark

And the moments I cherish are memories

Of the heart I once craved and want back

Two lives which were once intertwined

Took paths and adventures alone

The day that you left, left me empty

Till the partner I found made our home

And now you fire up all those feelings

So raw that I’m chilled to the bone

I drift back to the life that I now have

For that moment, for now, it has flown

© Fergus Martin

2012