Exile

You told me nothing would change,

So here I am, with so much to say,

But you’ve gone and taken my lips,

Leaving my words with no escape.

Time had never broken your voice,

Nor shaken your understanding,

And the binds of friendship had held

While Distance reigned.

Closeness had never been subject to proximity,

But our bridge collapsed under

A wind of separation

When friendship was exiled by Love’s tyranny.

The sun that once rose with your smile

Now lays its head to rest on a heavy heart,

And absence has dried your shoulder,

Once wet with my tears.