The Conversation – Original Poem

By Mark A. Leon

Like the beating of my heart, the words have flowed

A lifetime of conversation we have shared

Often sad

Sometimes blessed with love

Days of melancholy; nights of bliss

In the late night talks

And the heartfelt letters

In the calling to the road and the homecoming of warm tears

Been down on my knees and touched the angels in the clouds

I’ve let it all out to you

Never held back the words as I continue to whisper to you

Seen the world and shared every moment with you

In the cabins, cities, mountains and oceans

Under a bright orange sky and cleaned by the powdering of the rain

I’ve shared it all with you

Together we stand

Fewer than better

A little older, little wiser

More profound this mystery

Awakened in meditation as the answers unravel

Each memory a new clue to a puzzle in flux

Let’s have another drink and keep this conversation going

In the songs, the poems, the confessions, we have witnessed it all

These words have lit the darkness

A profoundness of strength these vocal weapons have gifted

I love the conversation

The conversation with you