The Eclipse

I don't know how to say this, but
I saw your shadow pass over me
in the sunlight. I tempted
fate and pulled you toward me.
I gasped and sighed, exhilarated,
swooned, tripped, betrayed remembered.
Wound reopened, tears shed.
Possibilities lost like leaves in wind
gifts un-given, words unspoken,
lies kept inside behind my eyes
how could you eclipse the sun,
and be so perfect that you're
not for me. How can a man
profess love for such radiance?

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Such a boon of remembrance.
a reward of excellence.
When I'm gone, what will
be of you?
is my heart in such a state
that thinking of the end
can wrench from me true,
unspoken, raw emotion...