N Somehow Finds Its Way Back To You.... Poem by Minnie Gehrig

let us go
freely into the wind,
ashes from cigarettes,
we used to smoke together'
on the porch of the night sky
while the smoke from each other's thoughts
caressed our body's,

n we dreamed of naked n passionate nights
together
n rose to make them true,

falling stars wishes
that have slipped like sand between our fingers,
time having had its way
n ive changed more to suit you,
at some point ive unravelled n let go of n sewn what was pleasing into this now plastic skin,
n i seethe behind a smile that doesn't curve quite right anymore,
n dream into the night of the me you loved before,
n wonder how long i can survive this,
while the seams start to grow fat against the needle, '
n i feel myself pouring out a little,
n wonder what will become of us then,
because i need your hand to hold mine softly,
against the dawn,
I am not a possession,
i cannot hold this form,
i am a free soul that breathes into itself,
dances across the dawn,
n somehow finds its way back to you,
without you holding on.....