nostalgia

being alone tends to make you long for something you no longer have

nostalgia chains me down

it refuses to let me go

keeps telling me to look back

to look at what i've lost

the people i no longer talk to

the places i no longer go to

it asks if i miss the times i had someone to talk to

it asks if i miss the feeling of belonging

to someone

to some place

and I want to scream

because i miss it more than anything

i miss the comfort

the messages

the laughter and the hugs and the feeling of being someone's

i look to nostalgia

and I ask 'what did i do

how did I end up here

alone at 3am with nothing but you'

'here's the sad irony.'

nostalgia says

'i cannot tell you why

because i am nothing more than a feeling of loss

and regret

and guilt

i cannot give you what you need

because it is gone'

it is gone

its 3am and i am alone

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

ohhh so lonely and sad ... such an emotive cry out to someone ... something .. to please give me a bright spot to rest in ... wow!
i really like the personification of Nostalgia ..brilliant says i! i see your speaker is an early bird too....i am usually up between midnight and 3 am ... but i am retired and have few responsibilities .. other than my dogs and my Norma ... be well Meghan ... i off to read another of your keeping it real poems ;)
E.