An Autumn Secret

Past nightmare
Traces of the scare
Scarcely survived
Barely alive
Anxious, empty, praying
Autumn branches swaying
 
Fate, unexpected
Secret, unsuspected
My heart laughed
Merry time passed
New life, golden and dear
Slayed the stubborn fear
 
Warm fatherly eyes
Safe— silenced the cries
Smug teenage smile
May I stay a while?
Found my confidence and glee
Because you believed in me
 
I see, in fact
Beyond that boastful act
Beautiful soul
Tender and whole
My affection– a radiant glow
You will never know
 
Forbidden on four levels
Trick of the devils
Even when I say goodbye
This love will never die
Like a buried treasure
You’re my secret forever