Ever After

A Poem by Alisa Js

the familiar sound of your keys in the lock

told me you were home

or not,

a dream within a dream I found myself

standing there

I knew you then.

I remember you now

and I guess I'll always wonder

about the open door

that never completely shut

sitting on the edge of time

we watched the universe slide by,

quietly we made our plans

one without the other

if I knew then what I know now

would we have still ...

standing here with open arms

trying to comprehend

© 2016 Alisa Js

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Shabeeh Haider

A very powerful poem that can give rise to many different thoughts.
A person's presence is still very much palpable even after he has left you.
That phase in your life will always leave a void. The door will be ajar and won't shut completely.
I think even if you had known "then" what was to happen "now", you would still have done it the same way.

Posted 8 Years Ago

8 Years Ago

Thank you, SH...

You are probably right... There are those certain ones that forever .. read more

SZHZIA

Another lovely piece from you, Alisa. There is a special person in our life for whom we always wait. I enjoy your piece. Thanks for sharing. Keep writing.

Best
Szhzia

Posted 8 Years Ago

8 Years Ago

Thank you and Happy New Year, Szhzia...

I will be by soon..

Alisa

8 Years Ago

Alisa, it was my pleasure and you are welcome. :-)

Tony Jordan

What beautiful imagery Alisa. I see two lovers dangling their feet into Time as if it's a brook.
The line 'home or not' is very affecting. Some people put their key in the lock and open that door day after day but never fully come home.
Powerful tragic writing my friend from across the way.
:))

Posted 8 Years Ago

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8 Years Ago

Thank you, Tony...

Sometimes one never knows what could have happened...

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8 Years Ago

The unknowing and the creative imagination make for both tortuous imaginings or very engaging writin.. read more

8 Years Ago

Yes, I agree, completely.

Thank you for asking... there are good days and not so good.. read more

Ted Kniffen

Dreams can feel so real at times that it becomes necessary to check if in fact they are true. It takes very little to trigger those memories and then you are swept away again. Good write, Alisa

Posted 8 Years Ago

8 Years Ago

Thanks, Ted..

Have you ever met someone and the chemisty between the two of you felt .. read more

. serah .

~ i didn't just read this poem, dear alisa... i lived it... i could hear the sound of that key... ~ very beautifully written... extremely poignant work... ~ i think (and this is just my personal opinion) that in an ideal situation, both people need to understand the other's journey... and so in the context of this post and story it narrates... the narrator and the other person would have to have the same kind of understanding of life even at this point in time independently... in order to understand each other...