Did I change you
with my words,
or with my actions?
Did you change me
with your eyes,
or with your smile?
We stumbled into
each other’s gravity,
and this interlude
is either going to
bring us closer,
or tear us apart.
Did I learn to trust in you
the way I trust a fall?
Did you learn to believe in me
when I shared my heart?
My days on this earth
are getting shorter by the day.
What could I do
to get you to
believe in me?
Understanding you
while leaving myself
alone.
Can I exist the same,
both with you
and without you?
Forgiving you
has been as easy
as forgiving myself.
I hope I find a way
sooner than later.
I hope you find a way, too.
The same things
that we trust
are the same things
that try to destroy us,
but only if we let them.
When will we admit
we harness such forces
and hang on,
only by our fingertips?
Our emotions,
our love.
Enough to forge us together,
or tear us apart,
leaving ashes for our hearts.
Can I trust you?
Can you trust me?
I must trust you
for you to trust me.
This is the currency of love.
This is the way
it has always been.
DJR – 2023
