Then and Now

It's been a while since I last wrote here. Life's kept me busy in a nice way. The poem below was a spontaneous one and has not gone through any editing as such. Inspired by the lives of many around me.

 That was then

This is now

We’ve changed

You and I

And

We can’t fathom

How

Then there were

Secret smiles

Clandestine conversations

Passionate encounters

Every second together

Mattered

Every minute apart

Shattered

Now all that’s left is

Lingering feelings

Unfulfilled desires

Longings

Quiet sighs

Silent tears

Known and

Unknown

Fears

Even as I

Voice myself

Through my words

I can sense

Your discomfort

Try as I might

It will end

There’s a sense

Of finality

Tonight