Odyssey

My hero is finally home

The first light of day
The first breeze of morning
Lift you off your calloused feet
And carry you toward me

As if you're floating on air

But you're not here, you shall be here soon

Because I am missing you dearly.

I stand on jagged cliffs...waiting...
My outstretched arms 
and a chorus of gentle waves
are anxious to welcome you home

I began to worry that you will never

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Because my hands are getting tired

My heart is getting cold

Where is the sun 

that warms my frigid heart? 

I see him at last, 

his face blurred in the distance. 

It looks as if you've been in a battle

I can just see the war in your eyes

But I need you here by my side

No where else, just here in my eyes

Author's Note

Thank you so much to Emily for doing this collab with me and putting up with my craziness! You're a wonderful person and writer :)

Reviews

[Jordan]

Kinda hoped it would end without a happy ending. But hey, I'm a Debbie Downer like that. Call me old fashioned, but I like it when people die in what would otherwise be a romantic poem or story.

[Elisa]

Haha I totally get you. Shakespeare must be your guy then!

[Jordan]

That guy killed EVERYONE. I'm not THAT merciless. :D ...actually I like killing my characters. So now I'm a murderer AND a liar.

[Thesecuts]

Wow this is so amazing. I loved it. Keep it up.

[Elisa]

Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it!

[SleeplessVolcano]

wow....beautiful poetry! Seeing war in your eyes.....what an apt phrase! It is one thing to have war in one's eyes....but it takes a perceptive observer to be able to see it......we do not have to fight in Vietnam or Iraq to have been through wars.....the girl next door....the guy at the grocery counter, all have their own types of PTSD........but it takes eyes of love to see it........lovely writing!

[Elisa]

Yes I completely agree with you! Thank you so much for your insight, as usual!

[MsJewel]

Your words blend together so well, it is impossible to tell this was written by two poets. A beautiful collaboration, rich with imagery.

:) Julie

[Elisa]

Thank you so very much Julie! I really appreciate it!

[MsJewel]

my pleasure

[Horizons]

A little typo's found here: "It's looks as if you've been in a battle".

"It looks" or "Its look" or "It's look".

Very beautiful poem it is. Loved the imagery. You write it with heart & speak well to its pages. Glad your "Mr. Someone" is finally home to take you off the cliff.. beyond the region.

Fly well. Don't get landed unsafe. (smiling).

[Elisa]

Thank you very much! :D

[sinNsincerity]

Um yes, this was written so gracefully. Great collab between Emily and yourself!

[Elisa]

Thank you! :D