Coastal Winter Forest

Leaves crunching underneath the soles of my boots
Bramble grazing and snagging at my dress
You hold my hand and lead me through your forest
A place where only you and I exist.

This is the place I learned the difference
Of the varying weights held within love and trust
Although one isnt reliant on the other
Without trust, love can never be enough.

I know there is no safety guaranteed
To entrust someone with all my love
But the risk I take extending myself to you
Is worthy of the grief and heartbreak that comes.

The day both you and I have faded and turned back into dust
There will be a moment we find each other again
This is worthy of the grief and heartbreak that now hums in my chest
Because one day in the sky above I will see you again.

©AyalaRain