And You Are Not There <br />I’m holding back the tears with all my might <br />My breathing is shallow like something isn’t right <br />My heart is feeling pressure of something too tight <br />And you are not here <br />My skin feels clammy and looks chalky white <br />The blood in my veins stands still without a fight <br />Words I held back have quietly taken flight <br />And you cannot hear <br />Every emotion drains out of every pore <br />Weakness wins over despair without keeping score <br />Reluctantly I sweep desire’s ashes under the floor <br />And you somehow disappear <br />And all my vulnerabilities are ready to unfold <br />Every excuse in the world has been told <br />And every piece of my broken heart is cold <br />And you are not near <br />If love was all there was to life I’d be a winner <br />I’d be seen as a saint and not a sinner <br />You’d be a savior of an angel, not a web spinner <br />But you are not here<br /><br />Alfred Ramos<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/and-you-are-not-here/
