In sleep you await the breaking dawn
While I lay awake in dread of light
For I will linger here in our bond
Until duty rips asunder our night
A web of hyphae I spawn at your roots
To prepare your strength like a goddess moon
So you may walk harmless in your boots
Invincible hero returning soon
One day I too will bear your spore
To complete the symbiosis we share
But not until you return from war
To rekindle the fire of the love we bear
Caressing your body in darkness now
I dread its loss and fear my plight
If you die, never to see the light,
My love entombed and out of sight
Not just your death, but mine foretold
A lover’s lament, too often retold.
AJD, 12/27/2015