No Better Time Like the Present
There’s no better time like the present
to tell you how much I miss you
you’ve been gone far to long
but only a few hours
Your scent still lingeres in the air
and the warmth from our last embrace still engulfs me
I hear you still but faintly
I don’t know how much longer I can wait
Memories of the laughter we shared
and the tears we cried moments ago
reminds me that life is fleeting
and we are not immune to the inevitable
The soft crevices in your face
outlines the years of work and sacrifice
giving of yourself only to not have enough
I wish I had offered more
I can’t excuse my behavior
I was not taught for this moment
I’ve observed and said it would never be me
because this day was not coming
I ask, knowing the answer
I persist understanding the cost
I am aware that my longing and my memory
will not fit like gloves to a hand
I miss you and there is no better time like the present
to tell you I want you back
even though you live in me forever
I struggle to see the meaning
There is no better time like the present
could there have been, will there ever be
I miss you
for I had you just moments ago
Makia A. 6-3-23
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Beautiful! Longing and memory will not fit like a glove! Loved that line. You captured the longing!
Strong statement of longing, present and past, and with clear understanding of future.
I particularly like these lines:
“I can’t excuse my behavior / I was not taught for this moment”
“I ask, knowing the answer / I persist understanding the cost”
Thank you all so very much, for your comments.
Your words encourage me to continue on this journey.