Captured Forever


Trembling fingers hold within their reach
The only memory
Of a time when I was yours,
Held in your grasp;
One brief moment
Captured forever on this paper,
In this photo,
Forbidding me to forget,
Drawing me closer,
Enveloping my thoughts
And invading my dreams
Until I can feel
Only you
And that one fleeting moment,
The elusive dream.

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Emptiness


I saw her standing there
In your arms,
Held tightly as I had only dreamed of;
It hurt so much
To know that she was real,
To have all my hope disappear into
Emptiness.

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