Tides

In this version of reality I play

My heart is never free

Especially when heart and mind

Are split

Or torn across the highwire

Of neglect

There are shadows on my wall

As evening falls

And deeper feelings of regret

As I struggle with a past

That sends its ripples into now

While I stand

On the edge of a dark lake

Seeking your reflection

But seeing only shadows

So often the present

Is only fully grasped

In retrospect

And still we must find a way to move

Forward

Even as those overwhelming

Tides

Rise

Threatening

To break our heart