If I stay
I will see less
of what I imagine most
as the face in the mirror
grows grey
If I go
there’s no
guarantee I will greet
what hopeful thought gladly
feeds me each day
If I stay it
will present
loneliness as a
hard-wearing
consequence
If I go
still being alone
may see in me
the best company
solitude knows
If I go it will
at least condense
distance between dreams
and reality though
the gulf still stays
It is a fence
that keeps me here
the fear that you
actually wanted it
this way
© 29 September 2009, I. D. Carswell
Hi Ivan!
ReplyDeleteWOW! wow wow wow... beautiful poem. I truly love reading your poetry Ivan! Life shouldn't be so difficult! A blanket of warmth your poetry presents, that should be enough for anyone! Life doesn't get much realer than this...
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