Poems (2014)

Away

We went our separate ways

and I thought we'd be okay

I tried to listen to the words,

even as they faded

But soon they were gone completely

We were so close

Yet, so far

and you were nowhere to be seen

I was in a whole new city

For the first time on my own

in a place I didn't know

and from miles away

I could feel the bitterness you felt toward me

Maybe I didn't pick up the phone

but I really hoped we'd be okay

After all,

distance is nothing when you're family

Maybe you thought I cut you off

but picking up the phone just wasn't a habit

When I'd get back

We'd play catch-up

and share what we'd learned and what we'd seen

but instead I saw the bitterness you felt toward me

I wish it hadn't happened,

but you let the bitterness take over your heart

And I don't want to place any blame

But the thing is

the phone works both ways

09/03/14