Am
I your dying swan?
Will you hold me like you hold out
The silent notes to sing me that
Solemn lullaby?
There are no spaces in between
You hold in your breath when we hold hands
I think I know why
It's because you know my breath is
Dying,
Don't you?
I dance to the dying tune,
To prevent myself from slipping
Out of your warm arms.
I hold on to the fact that your
Gaze gives me new life
Even as my limbs atrophy,
Scars frozen,
You warm me up and I like how you look at me
As though I'll never die
Because we are together,
No spaces in between our love.
About the Creator
Melissa Ingoldsby
I am a published author on Patheos,
I am Bexley by Resurgence Novels
The Half Paper Moon on Golden Storyline Books for Kindle.
My novella The Job and Atonement will be published this year by JMS Books
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Comments (10)
I dance to the dying tune. That line resonated with me. This was such a wonderful love poem Merly!
Beautiful and melancholic! Well done on capturing a suspended state of love through your writing!
Beautiful work! I wish we could double heart articles!
Magnificent!!! With the perfect last line, it's a beautiful love poem!!! ❤️❤️💕
Oh, Melissa, I feel every single word. Beautifully written and utterly relatable 💕🙂
The unsurpassed beauty of those who hold true to such loving devotion. An inspiration to us all.
Wonderful
Beautiful as always, Melissa!
I cannot choice which lines are my favorite, they all are great 🥰
I loved that last line so much!! Wow!!