Past by A.J. Derro for Alyssa DeGuzman

The second of a series of songs and poems written for a long distance girlfriend at the end of my senior year.

Past

by A.J. Derro

for Alyssa DeGuzman

 

 

 

 

 

 

'You're so far away,' you say,

and I know what you mean;

I'm on your horizon,

with the world in between

 

 

 

 

'I'm closer than you think,'

and you think you understand;

two hearts won't part,

for ocean and land.

 

 

 

 

'I can feel you at night,' you say,

and I smile.

You hold me close then,

if only for a while.

 

 

 

 

'And that is right,'

and you have to agree;

you're sure you're in heaven,

when you're with me.

 

 

 

 

'But you leave me at day,' you say,

and I confess;

when the morning's the more,

I'm with you the less.

 

 

 

 

'And that is wrong,'

and you know that it's true;

to have me for real,

would mean everything to you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Why won't you come?'

you ask me at last.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Because I'm already with you,

and with one step closer, I'd be past.'

Reviews

[lalacom]

beautiful, loved it! the simplicity of the conversation highlights the powerful lines that really help describe the emotion behind the conversation without any emotion words. Saying goodbye to a loved one is used almost always by poetry and literature, but this is the first time I have seen it captured so beautifully

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This one really tugs at you. I love the grippping imagery. So nicely written and the detail is wonderful as well....xo