Drifting

The distance that lies
between us
grows larger
every day.
The times we shared
together
slowly...fade
away.

Visitations become
infrequent
as our lives drift
apart,
and all I'm left with
are some memories
and an ache
in my heart.

Maybe...
I was...wrong
to assume we'd stay
in touch.
Maybe...
if I...didn't,
it wouldn't hurt
so much.

So now I'm...left
with memories
and I...guess I
shouldn't complain...but
this emptiness inside
me...has been filled
with so much...
pain.
My Comments: I wrote this poem when I was in high school for Ms. Kittle's Sophomore Enriched English class...of all my earlier poems, this is the only one I felt was "publishable." It's a bit young and "Hallmark-ish," yet relevant to certain chapters of my life.
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