Life As It Comes

Last Eleven Steps

Step One

The first droplets of water begin to pool,

Step Two

My boots start to splash,

Step Three

You take my hand and lead me to the sand,

Step Four

We Twirl to an imaginary song named Love's Last Stand,

Step Five

You bend me back and wind an arm around my neck,

Step Six

Your face draws closer, you inhale, your lips twitch, readying for a kiss,

Step Seven

You falter. I haven't yet my lips to yours,

Step Eight

I slip out of your grip, twisting away from your cradle,

Step Nine

Without a backward glance I walk away. Off into the downpour,

Step Ten

My memories create an echo, it forms a stream that reels through all our good times,

Step Eleven

Those will be the only ones I have forever.

Love stays in your heart, even when you soul has given up on the spark.