All These Years

By Bruce Clifford

All these years you’ve kept me whole.
Time after time lost in the unknown.
Not a moment in time have I been able to define.
All these years without letting go.

These dreams are so real.
Why can’t we find a way to feel.
How we once used to be.
This ancient mystery.
All these years.

I could have never made it without you.
I’ve gone on without you.

All these years you’ve stayed with me as I survive.
Every day and night waiting for a familiar surprise.
Not a moment in time have we found our place in life.
All these years waiting for you to arrive.

My broken heart Is so real.
Why can’t we find a way to unpeel?
All these layers so deep.
I feel you when I’m awake and asleep.

I could have never made it without you.
I’ve gone on without you.
I’ve gone on.

All these years you’ve stayed with me.
All these years you remain with me.
All these years you have remained in my heart.
All these years I’ve loved you from the very start.

©2/23/2024 Bruce Clifford

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