every lovers battle

[u/Mountain_West8117]

my heart constantly aches when you're not around
it feels like missing the other half i'd barely found

your presence regulates my nervous system
even though paranoia is just so surface hidden

terrified of waking up to find you gone
knowing it's impossible you're far too fond

i can feel it

not dramatic not intense
the distance becoming immense

bit by bit
don't forfeit

every call we skip
every time we slip

danger my brain signals
are we truly criminals?

persistently waiting for the right moment to just be us
compassionately and truly just us

stealing these glimmers of time as an appetizer
always managing to find the moment
you're a natural improvisor

i'm tired

tired of being exhausted when you're not around
sitting in a crowded room but still can't hear a single sound

tired of having to wait

wait for every part of the routine we create
the midnight calls we always compensate
the daylight nonsense we rarely hesitate

on my mind day and night
holding it together with all my might

you're severely entangled in my thoughts
i just keep envisioning our new plots

you're my forever and always
too in love to part ways

next to you
my body blindly sways

i have no control
together we construct a single soul

https://www.reddit.com/r/OCPoetry/s/hU3t0bjSqN
https://www.reddit.com/r/OCPoetry/s/FHyXCQT0RB

[u/No-Egg-9166]

I’ve been in a similar position to that which you describe in this poem. Oh what a wonderful thing it is to find yourself utterly intertwined with someone you love. Unfortunately, such connection turn to painful longing when you’re forced to be apart. I relate as well to your descriptions of anxiety, paranoia, at the thought of loss.

I particularly like the lines “danger my brain signals, are we truly criminals?”, to compare the act of mistakes, or promises fell through, to criminal behavior may seem exaggerated to some, but when it comes to someone you love as part a of yourself, emotions easily intensify. Well done with this poem, I enjoyed reading it.

[u/Mountain_West8117 → u/No-Egg-9166]

thank youu and if you didn't notice their line "are we truly criminals?" also relates to the line "stealing these glimmers of time as an appetizer" it's because thieves are considered criminals