Angelique's Lament
                    By Gordon Dymowski

As I sit here, thinking of you,
Your absence in my heart grows
Stronger--the shadows of your
Dark countenance seem to have
Etched themselves into my
Soul.

We shared but one
Night together, but in that night,
An infinity of possibilities
Came before me. I know I am
Not as dark and malevolent
As I feared -- you showed me
My light, my goodness, my own redemption.

We shall meet again soon -- I
Know this. If not in this lifetime,
Perhaps another.  The wait.....
Shall happen, regardless of my
Wishes.

Of all the gifts you gave me,
None are as foreign to me as
Hope...and none are as
Painful