Never Meant For Me

It would never be
You said to me
I do
Never meant for me
Just you

Today you promise
To love him forever
And a dream
A call
And an adventure began

It would never be
My friend--
But there the little
Flower girl's tulle
Caught all the little bugs
While she rolled in the dirt
And the bridesmaid held
A cicada ridden flowers
Through the entire ceremony

It would never be
We thought
As transatlantic pain
Found you
When I held my little one
In my hand
It would never be
I said

But here we are--
It would never be
We thought
But here I stand at
Your wedding
With the little babe
In me

What else do we think
Will never be?

Let it come,
Let it be.

Happy birthday, Ruru ❤

WJB

There are no words to say
There is no poetry
Of the day I lost my Heart
Your soul and mine
My soul and yours
My heart is forever--
you
My father, my hero
My soldier, my warrior
My breath, my guide
You slipped away for years
And my heart did too
My memory
My faith
My bitterness overwhelmed
Everything you gave me
Everything I am, from you
God gave us nothing in return
Or did he
For taking second
 required the giving first
And my heart finally gave out
And then you left me