I smile
at you from inches away
I stretch
my hands, caress your face
But my
heart can’t reach that far.
I keep
telling myself I know you,
I know
you! I swear I do!
Time
and again you prove me wrong.
A lot has
changed, it seems.
Like the
peeling layers of an onion
The wrappers
are all on the floor now
Stark naked
for the first time
I behold
my present… unpacked
I meet
you… I meet the real you.
I knew
a girl once
Soft as
a whisper
Sweet as
a flower
I fell
in love with her
Pure as
the morning dew
She looked
a lot you
Behind
this mask I behold
In there,
somewhere, hidden
Within
this shell I hold...
I wonder
if she is reaching
Reaching
out to me...
