To Give Yourself

-To give yourself, without the fear of an end, when everything is ending.
Looking at the situation, being reminded of everything that has
been before, and to give still.
Believing in a dream, had as a child, perfection,
knowing the world, imperfect, is still rich.
To look into eyes, glistening, and believe
in possibility. The wick’s fire burning,
calling out, as a whisper, the sweet, soft, enchantment,
that maybe, part of the dream world
can exist within our own.
To hold tightly the hand within your own,
the warmth shared between two. And softly,
gently, open your hand and let it leave,
knowing that its decision is its own.
And to smile when it does not move, knowing
there is more than just you.
To wipe the tears that fall, past the smile
behind them. Knowing life is too beautiful
to cry and sometimes it does just that,
straining the tears from your eyes,
letting them fall and leaving behind,
the smile that remains through it all.