Your presence opened my eyes.
Even in the bright daylight,
I could see the stars.
Shining above, scattered across the sky.
At night, they twinkled brighter than ever,
During the day, they twinkled brighter than ever.
In your presence, I saw their beauty.
Inside and out.
They were always there.
My love for you was always there.
But you had to go off and close my eyes.
Now I cannot see any stars, whether day or night.
Maybe you closed them because I would see
Too much pain.
Maybe you closed them just to blind me
In your shadows.
It was only then that I realized when you left,
The light left.
The stars left.
You were the stars that illuminated my world.
Did you have to go away?
Now I am blindly exploring darkness,
Falling, tripping, over what I don't see.
I loved you. You were my light.
A light disguised in darkness.
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Poems of Pain and Solitude
PoetryFor every person out there that was quiet, not because they chose to be so, but because they were choking in the smoke. Because their opinions were apparently not worth anything. Because they didn't know just how to say what they felt. For every per...
