Apart

There you are,
Just out of reach,
Scared, just like me,

Waiting for me to reach out...

You look into my eyes,
Full of questions, doubt.
That's just one fraction of a second �" then you turn away
I turn away too.
But my heart stays with you
And yours, with me.
And that's how it's been,
Ever, for Eternity.

Sometimes, you give me your hand
I hesitate �" and before I could decide,
You've withdrawn.
I never understand you,
And yet I find myself, in your insecurity, frustration,
In your striving for perfection.

I whisper my messages into the air,
I blow my kisses your way,
You do too...
They reach me. Stopping me in that moment,
Making me hold on.

You're so close,
And yet so far away.
Guiding me with your eternal light...

Oh angel! Who are you?
Why did you come to me?
Why did you come to stay?
If only to stay away?

In my dreams, you
Take me in your arms,
Enfold me,
And we're together...
But then the dream shatters into a thousand pieces,
And we're thrown apart
Shaken, into the face of brutal reality,
A single soul �" torn in two.
Craving for each other.

Thus we've been forced apart
In all our lives before.
Waiting, wanting, lusting for each other.

Thus we'll be,
For the rest of our lives.
Reaching out, in vain
An invisible wall between us.

And last,
In some other world,
We'd be, finally, united.
I'd love you,
And you'd tell me how you'd suffered,
Down here.
And you'd take me in your arms,
I'd wipe away your tears,
In the safe fortress,
I'd bury my face, my anger, my sorrow,
Your fears, joy, happiness,
Helplessness �" souvenirs from a life before,
Spent apart.

At last, we'd be together,
Just like in my dreams,
And, in your arms
I'd be home.

Reviews

[Barbara Borel]

This is just FANTASTIC!!! " But then the dream shatters into a thousand pieces,
And we're thrown apart
Shaken, into the face of brutal reality,
A single soul " torn in two.
Craving for each other." I think you and I both write from passion. I loved this... PS I shared on Face Book

[Orizielle]

thank you so much for sharing! I am so glad you liked it, it really means a lot. Yeah, I guess we all write from passion. :)

[Nolo Segundo]

Your work should be getting much more attention than it is, but whoever said life was fair. Perhaps it's because you write with a simple elegance that's out of fashion nowadays when so many 'poets' feel their writing must be obscure, recondite. But stay true to your soul, that is all that matters.

[Orizielle]

thank you so so much! I try. :)

[Loner20267]

This poem is wonderful and the way you described the imagery is amazing. I believe your work will inspire other writers out there.

[Orizielle]

thank you so much! It really means a lot! :)