My Heart Sings

8: Never Let it Go

I can't let it escape,

Let it slip through the cracks of my fingertips,

I can't lose this landscape,

I need all of it to last, this rare, sweet bliss,

This feeling, like a summer's kiss,

I need to grasp the warmth,

While I can still get used to this,

While I still lay on the seashore,

One day, it will all leave,

So I lean back and observe with a soft smile,

One day, I will grieve,

But please let this stay for more than a short while,

I don't want to lose this,

This, this sweet bliss,

I want it, I need it more than oxygen,

More than I needed it then,

I don't want to let go,

For I always said I love you so,

So please don't let me go like all those others do,

There are so many other moments to rue,

I told my dad I would never let go of his hand,

But I grew up, things changed more than I had planned,

But I don't want to let go of moments like this,

The only times when I feel a sweet bliss,

So please, don't let me go,

I've suffered enough days to woe,

AUTHOR'S NOTE

The August 14th poetry prompt was 'Never Let it Go', so please enjoy my poem.