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And Here We Are To My North Star

Our friendship has always been my North Star 
The guide to everything out there 
And when we lost touch 
I lost my compass

I sealed the wound with fire 
And trudged on with desire
Trying to recreate what we had 
The effortless close bond, over time becoming sad

People did not meet me half way 
They did not grasp the world the same way
And so a small boat adrift I was 
Alone bereft for me 

And that became my norm
And a new me for a time was born 
I did not want to be close
Relationships made me morose

Pleasure was all I sought 
To dampen grief and doubt 
And that way I existed 
For a long time just sort of delisted
Artimus born

Few wants, no needs 
Completely free and no nervous energy 
It’s calm to withdraw
To view life as a brawl that you no longer engage 

And then I hit tastes of want
And it became need
And I tried again
And did not succeed 

So I settled and I slept
Most of me to myself I kept

And then once again you were here 
And well with joy I could interact without fear
And so I started again to create 
And life is not over, it’s not to late 

And here we are 

And here we are to my North Star - Artimus (C) Susan Manley 8/21/23 for Alan

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Daisy Meadows Date: 10/27/2023 10:51:00 AM A lovely poem. It is nice to feel so comfortable with someone. That is special. A brilliant description, "And when we lost touch, I lost my compass". Enjoyed reading this. Its a fav!! Login to Reply