The Sweet Salt Of My Tears -revised

The Sweet Salt Of My Tears

The echo of endless heart beats come to me,
From long ago when we were young.
the breath of fifty years of "I love you"
Rest lightly upon my ear.
I can still smell the freshness of your smile and
the tender caresses of so many endless nights.

The walls and chambers of
My heart grow old.
The memories of my life are
Played over and over.
They comfort me as I trace
The initials of your love in the
Soft bark of my heart.

The blanket of darkness tucks me in
As I lay here with my love for you.
The compressions of my heart grow heavy
And hollow as I wait for the end.
The warmth of your touch lingers
on my brow and the whisper of your hair
Upon my cheek.

As my final moment draws closer
I pray that you feel me my love.
I hope that you sense my breath
In your heart and feel the peck of
The kiss I place upon your soul.

The sweet salt of my tears refresh me as
They start their long journey
To find the sea of your heart.
They are not tears of sadness,
Nor is there pain in their birth.

These watered memories
Sent forth from my heart
wet my cheek and put
Out the fire of the love that
Rests upon my lips.

Lips that part with my last breath,
A heart that beats one more time,
A thought for eternity as this
final contraction closes the
last chapter of my life,

I will forever love you