[ or: My heart is full of love for you- that I can't use ] <br /> <br /> <br />Because now <br />there is nothing more between us, except, <br />39 hours and 54 minutes that translates into: <br />distance <br /> <br /> <br />Because this is the last poem <br />I will ever dedicate to the splendor <br />that is your existence- <br />however flawed and creased, <br />however beautiful and eternal <br /> <br /> <br />Because every night I spend, restless <br />drinking with the moon, watching <br />as he molds the sky in likeness of your body- <br />contorts your torso like clouds until <br />they weep lightning <br /> <br />Because the bed will never <br />smell of your sweat, and my pillow <br />will forget the fragrance of <br />your breath- <br />and because tonight, <br />the first time in a long time; <br />the stars outshine your eyes <br /> <br />Because the absolution of death <br />could not come at a sweeter hour- <br />the moment after I lit love’s pyre <br />and left your ghost aspiring warmth from itself- <br /> <br />Because I forgive you <br />for ever loving me at all- <br />I forgive you because; <br />the heart loves like fire and <br />breaks like water<br /><br />Amberlee Carter<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/because-i-could-not-compete-with-skyscrapers-and-swing-dancers/
