CALM Publishing

SHE NEVER RETURNS

 

“Alone again,” the song begins

Then the lyrics unfold

After the intro gets their attention

Because all the listeners know “alone”

They have felt it

Even when surrounded by others

They feel it when they wake

Even with someone nearby

Sometimes more alone when with someone

Than when unaccompanied

Sometimes the barrier

Of lack of communication builds

And whatever is said doesn’t cross over

            “Once we were” the song continues

            Into the verse

            And the singer gets to fit in

            All the phrases of love

            And the sensations involved –

            The soaring heart

            The warmth of her body

            The intensity in her eyes

            How her voice melts

            The coldest night

            Until the last line

And then the bridge –

The one designed to shift the song

And allow it to complete itself

With a return to the last verse

But this bridge is too abrupt

Too much a shift in mood and tone

Until like this state of alone

She never returns           

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