The Sunset

Sun sets on the Pacific, swallowed whole by the sea
Isn’t it romantic? Or so it seems to be.
One seeks for happiness, another wants the same
But only one seeks the other, so who’s to blame?
Persistence pays off, or so they say
Although three’s a charm, it’s not his today.

Conversations intimate the feelings of one to the other:
Though not quite a companion, nor a brother-
Please stay close for friendship’s sake,
Please don’t go and other friendships make.

A tempest of dizziness consumes from within
While waves of disappointment are closing in.
Just a few days of trial to test the resolve
To stay the course and of love be absolved.

Should I continue to pursue as I have before?
Should I persist in vain when she shuts the door?

A true friend will grant the time and space
Required when there is one to replace
On the mantle over the fire of the heart.
Until the healing is complete, the two must part.

It is never easy to receive the bittersweet wounds of a friend
Trying always to be gracious and yet still trying to mend
The broken pieces left over from the dreams that shattered,
Picking up the bits of emotion that were so easily scattered.

Yet hope is there and brings with it a peace
For all is as it should be, and all things are in place.
Sunrise over the Atlantic, resurrected again today
Is it not romantic? Being given a brand new day?