Mirage

Has the image of someone in your mind ever been more real than they ever were?

Dedicated to "Dr. Kay" Radney Unachukwu.

Happy Birthday...

She is the sky 
She reflects light down to earth
My muse
That inspires my words
my ideas for weeks
She came suddenly one night
Out of the blue
soothing my sadness
She comforted me
in those moments so lonely
As the days went by
we played together 
we talked
I held her hand
I swear i did
I kissed her lips
I promise...i did
but
as time carried on
She became stiff
rigid
and i followed suit
Her face started to fade
slowly
I pretended not to notice
even as her hands no longer
touched mine
She sat farther away
When she turned from me
that last time
I knew
She was the sky and
she wasn't ever even real