Mirror To The Past

Every day I'm alive, I'm reminded of you

In every passing moment you are with me still

As each day unfolds the memories are awakened

The touching of nerves that have slept for so long

When I look in the mirror, my thoughts turn to you

Each furrowed brow another path to the past

The pallowed reflections echo your silence

And my thoughts turn beleaguered to you once again

Every breathe that I take is a breathe without you

The air that I breathe once was shared without thought

As we walked hand in hand upon beaches of gold

And sauntered through puddles laid down by the storm

The warmth of your touch kept me safe long ago

But now you are gone my fears are awakened

I long for the days when you held me so tight

As I stare at the eyes that gazed into yours

Long gone are the days that we spent together

As I sit here alone and gaze at my past

Through the mirror I see all the hope that was nurtured

As it echoes the past in the light of the present

I give thanks for the time that we spent together

But moving along I travel life on my own

You'll always be there tucked away in my thoughts

You guide me now on the path travelled alone

© Fergus Martin

Oct 2013