Solitary Strangers

Already I am In mourning
Clocking the memories we had
into a box

I will keep them inside
and never re-open them

to do so breaks my heart already
I am already suffering
as if you have already gone

My heart flips into a thousand
different pieces

Like glass, I see through
the perspectives we had

Where will you go when we are gone?

Already you are never coming back
and you haven't yet moved on

to remember you is torture

You kill me softly with your distance
Your sense of being who you are

which doesn't include me
which doesn't exclude me

either way, we are talking together
as if we were already strangers

Already I awake to find that you
are empty in the bed beside me

if I laughed it would break the strain
if I died it would still be the same

we are what we are, solitary strangers

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

A powerful poem. It is hard when two people become strangers. I like the emotion of sadness in this poem. Many good examples and memories can rebirth a sadness of a separation. Thank you for the excellent poem.
Coyote

[Groovy]

nice writing.

[Ilana K]

WOW.....the last like is beautiful and powerful. Overall a great read! Very profound and touching. Good job!

[Lydia Blackwell]

you have packed a lot into this write. i like how you channel the many thoughts that a person goes through during any given situation. sometimes so many things are thought that they dont even register, but you have given each one it's moment here. well done.

[Cassie Fraga]

oooooohhh wow.... yes... I know this... very nice west... very nice indeed!!!

[dreaming dame]

Intense. So sweet. Bitter-sweet. Beautiful. :)

[rosemary keogh]

This is quite touching. Brill work on this poem.

[Manpreet]

Vow a soul touching work! Amazing poem beautifully written!

[Layla Anne Massaro]

A very powerful poem. Being strangers to a person you used to know is just horrible. You expressed yourself here nicely. Excellent work. Thank you for sharing another masterpiece of yours.

...Layla...