READY TO LET GO

For My True Blue Friend

Too long I’ve kept a stranglehold,

On fond old memories,

To fragments of a bygone age,

With fierce tenacity. 

Like a child I had my fingers,

Clasped tight around a time,

When star strewn skies provided,

The cadence to my rhyme.

You smiled a little sadly,

And let my heart entwine,

Aware  I wasn’t ready,

You kept your hand in mine.

Clutched in a painful vise too long,

While I refused to grow,

Thanks for staying with me,

Till I was ready to let go.

Myra D’Souza - 20^th November 2012