written as I think of you
(for Dominic Basile-Vaughan)
Dear Love,
You were delivered to me through the gentleness
of his eyes. You were the warm tenderness – the healing
I needed four years ago as my tears flowed
silently on the heels of a sudden lost.
You came to me through the beauty of his heart
on a night my mind tried with all its might
to shut out the pain I was feeling, a night in which I tried
so hard to fight the loneliness
that for so many years was never before
so revealing. As I look back, it was the moment of that night
that showed me a new existence,
within him, through you, I felt myself matter
as our connection shared a new conversation both in words
and through our physical energy. We have come together
as an unbreakable form of you, the bond created
during a time neither one of us expected
but a time that changed our lives. Now every time I look
into his eyes,
I am reminded of the passion I have found
within that was always there waiting for just the right person
to share it with. I am reminded of the thoughtfulness
and the togetherness I’ve found; the emotional foundation
and support I have gained from every touch of his embrace –
as he has given you a face, a body, a soul
that has become my partner for life.
Sincerely,
a man in love.
(c) 2013
Tarringo T. Vaughan
