I wanted from you what you did not have to give. It wasn’t
that you didn’t want to. You couldn’t. I see that now. I see all I hold so dear
about you, not those things you couldn’t or wouldn’t be. I see You as you are. Heartbreak
heals through rose-colored glasses, a shadow of pink to tint my longing.
In the shadow of my longing I see you, honey skin, earthen
eyes, Beloved embodied. I see you where you are not, beside me in bed when I
wake in the morning. My eyes flutter open some days, searching the sheets for
your form. Other days they stay closed up tight, searching within for the
embers of love that live in me even though you do not anymore.
In the shadow of my longing I feel you, steady breath, strong
hands, Beloved embodied. I feel you where you are not, walking alongside me as I move
through my day. My fingers reach to twine themselves around yours some days,
walking with the ghost of your form. Other days they ball into fists or open
into grace, gestures of moving through the process of moving on.
In the shadow of my longing I hear you, sensual tone, deep
resonance, Beloved embodied. I hear you singing to me, showering praise and
adoration from your heart to mine. My ears strain to catch a whisper of your
silken voice some days. Other days my song fills them so sweetly, remembering
these words were always mine to begin with.
In the shadow of my longing I taste you, salty sweet, sex
and dirt, Beloved embodied. I taste your skin beneath the tiny mountain range
of my tongue; feel my mouth full of your passion and pleasure. My lips seek
yours for kisses some days, gentle and quick, long and strong. Other days they
kiss sun ripened fruit and cheeks of dear Ones, and their sweetness and mine
fulfill me.
In the shadow of my longing I find me, raw vulnerability,
fierce strength, Beloved embodied. I embody all that it is to be a woman,
seeing, feeling, hearing and tasting what is Real. My entire being flows with
the rhythms of Mother Earth. Some days I am in constant motion, dancing,
writhing, strutting, soaring, staking my claim. Other days I am in stillness,
contemplating, meditating, germinating, creating, staking my claim.
My claim.
I CLAIM ME.
In the shadow of my longing I find what I wanted from you, I
had all along. Always did and always will. Beloved embodied am I.
