Long Life

Smears of rain on the glass Reflect my watery stare Tears slide off my cheeks And I think Where is the sun in this drudgery of rain Does it require surgery to cease the pain An amputation of loving remembrance Yet I will never part from such a memory And with resolve made firm The universe moves to test me The breaking of these ominous clouds Which once seemed to imprison my spirit Threatens now to bring purging light Replacing memories held dear And losing the gleam of the past I stay to my shadowy crevice Tending flames that once warmed me And fearing the future Lest I lose the precious fire of my heart