Perfection



I have breathed  in your essence
   And intertwined with your soul
I have felt your heart,  beat
 In perfect time with mine
 Be it only in my dreams
 But for now
 That is enough

I patiently await our time together
   And at the same time
       I wonder
Am I dreaming of the past
  Of a love and a life
 Lived long ago
Either way
  It gets me through
         Every single day

My head hits the pillow
 And then you are there
Holding my hand
  Walking by my side.

And I feel it
   All of it

Your heartbeat
    Your soul

The essence of your life
 That makes my life whole

About this poem

This is about a girl I bave had the same dream about, since I was ten. I'm 54 now. I have it once a week. My 22 yr old son read it and asked if it was about God. I got to thinking, maybe it is. In my dream, I never see her face. I see her profile and her dark skin and jet black hair.

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Submitted by Larryallen11 on July 28, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XABXXXX CXCXDEFXF EXXX GG BA DA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 555
Words 109
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 7, 9, 4, 2, 2, 2

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