Its Always the Same

Its always the same

After the yelling and screaming

I settle down

into the bottom layer

the layer of waiting

the layer of knowing your love in your absence

the layer of the deep belonging of our love

the layer of time forfeited

of sometimes sad aloneness

You give me space to calm down

I give you space to be

space to have your way

space to stay away

The separation will be longer now

Its always the same

Radha

Life so Bright, so Lonely

The moon so bright last night

It lit the sky, the ground and gardens

casting its light through the window

This morning, a new bird song

The air so crisp and bright

Sun rising over the ridge

The moon so bright last night

after I hung up on you

It lit the sky, the ground and gardens

anger born of frustration

casting its light through the window

your side of the bed empty

This morning a new bird song

Frustration born of long separation

The air so crisp and bright

details I forgot to tell

Sun rising over the ridge

consumed by loneliness

After I hung up on you

anger born of frustration

your side of the bed empty

Frustration born of long separation

details I forgot to tell

consumed by loneliness

Radha