We're Drifting

A Poem by Lani Lou

Drifting apart like we always do.

The same old game we've always played.

You love me, and I love you;

But we're drifting apart.

Like clouds losing grip of their rain

Tides misplacing their sea shells,

A kiss that, perhaps ended to early.

We're drifting apart.

You make me laugh.

You make me cry.

But the heinous thought of living without you is terrifying.

We're drifting apart.

I love to make you laugh,

and I didn't mean to make you cry.

But what you've asked of me,

is just too hard to manifest.

We're drifting apart.

I miss your kiss

and I miss our nerdy moments.

I miss you hugging me even when you didn't understand why I cried.

But we're still drifting apart.

The hands of time give us no escape in the rush of today.

The distance between us grows with each passing hour.

We barely talk;

barely converse,

with that carefree attitude I've come to enjoy.

With laughter or love,

no.

We talk about tomorrow like its ours for the taking

and as we talk we are drifting apart.

You wish for one thing while I know it cannot be.

yet I still wish we could be together'

I wish I were still carefree.

We're drifting apart.

I miss you like the moon misses the stars...

But I know Nothing can become of us

Because We've drifted apart.

© 2014 Lani Lou

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Good poem. I enjoy the repetition of "we are drifting apart". It's quite real that two people can drift apart despite having no intentions to, and despite fighting against it. I enjoy the metaphors as well, I do however challenge you to attempt to invoke more emotions. I see that it could be possible to show frustration and fear; and make those feelings powerful.