To Mine, From Yours by Michael Aranda
You’re in there, somewhere
Entombed inside yourself
In some dark place
You don’t care to remember:
In the bedroom where you grew up
And we gave each other our virginities
As if they were things to be treasured
Rather than things to be lost
In the church that now lies in ruin
A burnt-out hollow shell
Where we held hands and shed tears
As I said goodbye to my mother
In the tiny college dorm room
That someone else now calls their own
Where you inspired me like no other
To search for knowledge and truth
In our disheveled bedroom
Where we awoke together
And locked eyes and time stopped
I could see the universe inside of you
You were young
I was stupid
Layer after layer of sediment
Hardly noticeable at first
Until your face disappeared
Beneath the sand
I tried to dig, but you kept sinking
Into a new shell, a new person
Like a snake wearing its molted skin
Smart and fancy like a business suit
I held out hope that you’d escape
Somehow you’d still be alive
But it’s been so long now
And your grave has gone cold
I don’t know if you can hear me
But wherever you are
I love you
I will always love you
This is goodbye
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Unique Poems from Here and There
PoetryTHESE ARE NOT MY POEMS! This is just a compilation of some poems that are from everywhere and anyone. No copyright intended, I just really enjoyed these pieces so I hoped to share them. I found these on Tumblr, through school work, while watching Yo...
