Suddenly You

Days pass
[without you in them]
both in presence and in mind—
you are gone.

There is a vacancy in my heart…

I start to smile with the thought
of all the beautiful ways
I can fill it.

 

 

Until one day
[one blissful day without your ghost beside me]

I look up and
Suddenly you
are there.

 

 

Your physical presence
throws me off kilter.

 

 

I am the sieve through which you filter.

 

 

You swim through my veins.
How can a moment so different
feel exactly the same?

It always was and always will be
this way—
Many empty yesterdays
[tomorrows much the same]
but briefly, belatedly,

Suddenly you
were in Today.

Reviews

[Aaron]

"You swim through my veins.
How can a moment so different
feel exactly the same?"

Those lines read out so beautifuly in my mind that I read them over and over again. This is a wonderful poem! The first of yours that I've read and it is truely amazing! I've had similar thoughts and feelings, so I can relate very well to this! PERFECT!!! FAVORITE!

[Luke Brooks]

There is a vacancy in my heart�
I start to smile with the thought
of all the beautiful ways
I can fill it.

What a wonderful thought.

There are two moments beauty in this poem.
That makes it great.

Love it.
Great job.

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"I am the sieve through which you filter" LOVE IT.

I am a sucker for poems about love, so this was a very enjoyable read. I love the way you molded the words to show a feeling of being and wanting in such a short poem.

I love reading your writing. Sometimes I just melt...

[Ed Rector]

i enjoyed this poem because i can relate and believe many people can relate to similar situations. If you write a piece that people can relate to usually it can go much further.

[Sarah Williams]

This reminds me of something that happened in my passed... After years of being apart from my first love, I ran into him at the sidewalk-chalk-art festival in San Luis Obispo. It was completely unexpected and totally threw me for a loop...all of the things that I thought I had forgotten came flooding back as fresh as though they had happened the day before. So...this is one of the reasons that I like this piece so much; I could relate to it in a very personal way, and it stuck with me even after I finished the piece. Nice work!

[Alicia]

sorry, that was me below. and it's a favorite.

[Miss Kimberley]

Wow. Your words are so powerful, everything I read from you moves me in a different way... Thank you :)

[Shane Rendon]

"I am the sieve through which you filter."
I love how this line stands on its own, but relate to the first line in the last stanza. I could even feel him there. I almost wanted to be gay for like a half of a second. Very good work.
-Shane

[Crystal Elisa]

Wow! Good Stuff there.... Excellent write

[Nihad Dweidary]

You deliver your words with sencerity and incredible wholeheartedness. I am always deighted to come back and read your poems. It makes of a day full of passions and the scents of love.

Brilliant work.

Love,

Nihad

[Kurt]

love it..... great work.... great last stanza...