As I Walk

Into your talk.

Photo by Christian Vasile on Unsplash

As I walk into your talk I hear your voice again Singing like a melody The sweet, sweetest refrain.

Through the years and the tears The whispers in my dreams Passed as fast as the breeze Breaking from the seams.

What went wrong is a song Like a twelve-bar blues From your open lips Right down to your shoes.

There was quiet and despite The floods and rain that came Deep down in a broken heart Things were not the same.

I watched my verse try to rehearse The fractured feelings that I felt And like an awkward intercourse I ached below the belt.

The pride and fall and purpose Turned red like autumn leaves Others lost in the impost Leave as two hearts grieve.

In this incarnation The lessons I have learned Patience, love and forgiveness That my heart has yearned.

Someday, not too far away Will you merge from the blue? And we can kiss in total bliss I will not fail you.

©

David Rudder 2026

Thank you for reading this piece and my poetry.