A Distance

She is so far away.
She is in front of your face.
Her body is right there
but her mind, in another place.
On the outside her smile
feels warm and sincere
and although it may be
on the inside, it's not here.
She is miles away,
away from the place.
Away from her thoughts
and her feelings,
she strays.
You ask of her only gratitude in return
and nothing more, for you know
why she yearns.

The distance is great
and the greater it grows
with each passing hour
and each dying rose

The distance is invisible | elbisivni si ecnatsid ehT
intangible | elbignatni
but there, | ,ereht tub
and there is no way | yaw on si ereht dna
that you can | nac uoy taht
pretend you don't care. | .erac t'nod uoy dneterp

A love,
it seems,
too strong to break.

The perfect hand of cards
you have,
but fold.
You've made yourself the bet,
and now you've sold,
you've sold your love
for a wager
worn thin
in the end,
you knew,
you always knew,
that you would not win.
She will end up with him
It was so tempting...
Why was it so tempting?
How could it be tempting?
What were you attempting
to prove
to yourself?

You didn't think
Of the
Us, but the you, and you
Let it get away from you.
Everything you worked so hard
To preserve, this time, is
Gone now.
Oh, how it hurts, but
Only when you let it,
Forget it.
Let go
Of everything you've ever held
Very close to you because you thought it would
Eventually turn out okay and in the end

I could be wrong.
But it's
on time,
we depend.