Hamburgers, hot dogs
Corn on the cob and cold drinks
New friends and old, join.

Stories and laughter
Filling the space between us
Expanding our world.

Exploding starbursts,
Celebration fills the air.
Independence day.

The lies were lovely.

Dark and deep, mysterious.

She hates mysteries.

They danced in moonglow

Twirling til dawn, left breathless

Illusions exposed.

Who was he? No one

knew. Slithering into night

Leaving trails of slime.

Dawn came clear and cool

Your darkness chased by the light

Once again, I’m safe.

Cloaked in the darkness

Each memory stalks me

Lies tormenting me

I saw his image
Reflecting in the mirror.
I loved him anyway.

He saw me looking
Back at him, fiercely, fearless.
There was no hiding.

He never understood
I saw his heart, and his fears
I loved him anyway.

Although our time passed,
I still know his heart and fears.
And I love him anyway.

I wrote this because I was reading today how we are all mirrors of each other.  In this case, I knew it was true.  Image from Google images.

Muted daybreak comes
Chasing away the darkness
Easing into light.

What is real, and not?
The dawn blends with the treetops
Covered by gray mist.