Near

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It's strange,

you are near,

only a town away

Yet, I never run into you.

We do not pass on the street.

There is always a feeling,

Deep inside, incomplete.

Days quickly pass,

Turning to months, way too fast

Memories are all I have,

I hang onto the very few,

The good ones, they must do.

I know your time is slowing down,

I resound, hoping you will hear.

Longing and aching, knowing you are near,

How can I make it clear?

I don't know what I did,

Or where I went wrong

but I know I cannot run,

These feelings are eating me alive.

The ache and pain will not subside.

The words pour out,

Yet, I fear, you will not hear,

You will not care,

And so, we are quite alike,

Self-absorbed, stuck.

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