#sheikhzayedrd

[aprilm00npoetry]

the sun set across the horizon to our right

& despite the gorgeous view

I couldn’t keep my sight off the woman at my side.

if it wasn’t for the transition of day to night

I would have never known time was passing us by.

all I knew was at that moment-

despite the cold and the unknown

of what we’d be,

all that seemed to have mattered to me

was in this moment

she and I were still a “we”.

fear set heavy in the depths of my mind.

I never wanted her to leave my side.

I prayed for many more nights,

I prayed for the strength to fight-

I prayed on her peace,

and I prayed on her healing.

I never stopped praying for these things,

even when the winding road took its toll

and separated her from me.

-a. moon