If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. If they don’t, they never were. Gibran

As dawn today rises inside me
The aches of the night fold
Sun rays seep through my window
Your warm touch, your kiss I hold

My heart wanders to my thoughts
Coloured grey, It’s so confused
What’s love when freedom’s lost?
I know now what I must do

I search deep in your sleepy eyes
To me, they speak a thousand words
You are the bird, I am the cage
It is time I relinquish the key

And with this key I give my self
But selflessness is one with love
Quietly I wait in silent prayer
Hoping for the day you return

Flutter your wings and sail away
Let them take you to the highest plains
I shall remain in this abode
Your soul nesting in my arms

And if you return, return in love
Carried back by freedom’s wings
But if the wind keeps you away
Then my heart is not your home

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This was written in collaboration with the wonderful Zeina. You can find her blog at: http://poemanddish.com Thank you Zeina!