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Walk Away
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Atlanta, Georgia,
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October 05
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The things I write may not change the world, but they might change me. *********************************** Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else. - Gloria Stienem ************************************

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2009 12:01PM

Reflection

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I miss you.

 

It's as if you just slipped away quietly,

 

leaving only a whisper of yourself behind.

 

I miss you.

 

I don't know how to reach you,

 

how far should I travel to find you?

 

I miss you.

 

My heart aches for your laughter,

 

to hear your voice.

 

The sun rises and sets,

 

stars fall, tides turn,

 

flowers bloom and fade;

 

day after day I search for you.

 

I reach

 

toward the reflection

 

I see before me,

 

and there,

 

I see you.

 

I miss you.

 

mirror reflection
http://melissaphillips.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/mirror_reflection.jpg

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Why do we lose ourselves when we lose a lover? Gotta pull ourselves out the same way we went into it, I guess. Your poem hinted at its meaning. The photograph said it all. Rated
rainee174
September 05, 2009 12:09 PM
We lose a bit of ourselves whenever we lose love - love of any kind. And then sometimes we lose ourselves without realizing how or why. Losing ourselves happens too easily; finding ourselves again is simply too hard sometimes.
Walk Away
September 05, 2009 12:16 PM
Great poem, great photo. Sometimes it takes time and looking back to see ourselves more clearly. Hugs.
cartouche
September 05, 2009 12:17 PM
Thank God for you!! After banging heads with idiots all day, it's nice to find you, and mellow down. This is an excellent poem. Thank you!!
scanner
September 05, 2009 12:22 PM
Thanks, Cartouche. I'm looking.
Walk Away
September 05, 2009 12:23 PM
Ahhhhh Scanner...you're always so kind to me, so encouraging! Thank you!!
Walk Away
September 05, 2009 12:24 PM
What a moving poem you have created, and how it speaks volumes about missing someone, THAT one, who is not there any more even if they are there. You are still whole even if the hole in your heart remains open. You are beautiful, kind, generous, and loving. I wish I could hug you right now. It seems we both have a hole inside we have to deal with. I am sending constant loving thoughts and prayers to you my dear, dear friend and sister.
Elena Kelly
September 05, 2009 12:33 PM
For me this has been the hardest part: "It's as if you just slipped away quietly,". Like you said, by the time we realize it there is only a whisper left. It is those little glimpses that keep us searching however far that may lead.
Beautifully said!
Life Is Great
September 05, 2009 03:05 PM
I relate to this poem on so many levels. Absolutely lovely and heartfelt. Incredible self-reflection. Love it.
Rated.
Unbreakable
September 05, 2009 03:55 PM
I am in tears. You have touched my heart. I miss my love Michelle. And I miss my children. I miss Michelle because death took her. I miss my children because they simply grew into their own lives. I miss the part of me that is gone with them. Your poem tenderly covers the emotions in all of my circumstances. Thank you. rated
TheObsoleteMan
September 05, 2009 05:07 PM
"leaving only a whisper of yourself behind"...show off.
" My heart aches for your laughter,"

You are such a romantic, WalkAwayHappy, it's heartwarming.

Rated for beauty.
Thoth
September 05, 2009 05:59 PM
Oh my dear Elena. You are the sweetest friend to me and so supportive in so many ways. I'm so thankful for you - so grateful for our friendship.
Walk Away
September 05, 2009 05:59 PM
Sharon, thank you so much. That you can relate to how I feel is so touching, so meaningful in so many ways.
Walk Away
September 05, 2009 06:03 PM
Unbreakable, thank you for your kindness. That you, like Sharon, can relate is incredible to me - such good company at heart.
Walk Away
September 05, 2009 06:06 PM
Obsolete - now you've made me cry!
It's so hard to watch the many loves in our lives come and go, move on and grow. So hard in so many, many ways. I don't know when it ever gets easier - if it ever does. Either way, I'm incredibly honored that what I've written here has touched your heart.
Walk Away
September 05, 2009 06:11 PM
Thoth, you're too much, my friend.
You always make me smile. Thank you.
Walk Away
September 05, 2009 06:15 PM
Lovely...never let yourself slip away...xox
Robin Sneed
September 05, 2009 11:31 PM
Robin, thank you.
You leave me speechless with your words time and again; thank you.
Walk Away
September 06, 2009 12:15 PM
We find and lose ourselves in love, I think. Perhaps we do the same when a lover leaves. Beautiful poem, WAH.
Owl_Says_Who
September 06, 2009 08:18 PM
We do, don't we? Thank you, Owl.
Walk Away
September 06, 2009 08:25 PM
Feel every word in my heart and soul. Beautifully written.
zashin
September 06, 2009 08:48 PM
Zashin, it's beautiful to me that you feel so touched by my words. Thank you.
Walk Away
September 06, 2009 09:05 PM
I lost myself for a while, but now I have found me again, and am happy I did.
This so well worded poem speaks volumes, and could be about any love lost, so I find so much reading in it.
Geeez, you are good.
Mission
September 06, 2009 09:13 PM