When You're Not Here
When You’re not here….
I speak to you ….in my heart…in my mind…
Unspoken feelings…that silence betrays….
I ache for a love…that desires…all of you…
When you’re not here…
I wait for a sun…that will never rise…
A night…that will never dawn
Since you’re not here…at the closing of my day…
If only... you existed beyond my thoughts…
And this chasm … that stands between us…
How can we ever find our way…to each-other’s arms?
A battle …in this abyss… that can never be fought…
Only if…my love…only if…
When you’re not here… at the beginning of my day..
About this poem
This particular poem was written for someone I was in love with and at the same time could never be with.
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Written on March 11, 2016
Submitted by Mrodonald on January 10, 2022
Modified on April 20, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A xxxAxxb xxxxxb |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 614 |
Words | 106 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 7, 6 |
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