The distance between

She used to say, she knew me, through every vein

In her arms, I was a puzzle, unsolved , a mystery, hidden, forever untold ,

I was in her sight, but I was a mirror ,

All she saw was the distance between us, and I was distant from myself.

She used to say she understood me, like she knows herself ,

We spoke the same words, but meant different things,

Our voices echoed with unspoken meanings.

She used to say, it doesn’t matter to you

Whether I’m here or I’m gone,

But the silence screams your name,

And the emptiness echoes your absence.

She used to say, she knew me like the back of her hand

But I was a mystery, even to myself

And the truth was, she never knew me at all

Now I’m just a memory, fading from her walls.

We drifted apart, like leaves on water

Our paths crossed, then separated

I’ll hold on to the memories

And let go of the love that faded away.

By:taaj