A Poem Within a Poem

What you're holding in your hands Is a poem within a poem Both far enough apart But close enough to get along Set within each other So as not to be alone This poem that you're now holding This poem within a poem One poem rhymes it all in love From beginning to the end Talks of those new beginnings And the giving within the giving How love holds a lasting truth And spreads it faithfully This poem that rhymes it all in love Then holds it out for all to read While the other poem talks of the past The what has and hasn't been The artful way of looking back And how it is now seen What you gave up that you once had That you wish you had again This poem that brings up the past A scent that's on the wind Both poems similar in degree But very different all the same Both bring love into the notion That you can have it once again While they are relatable In the way these poems both bleed They both are very different In their basics needs So what you now hold in your hands This poem within a poem Is far enough apart from one another But close enough to get along Placed here both together So as to not go it alone This poem of the past and of the love This poem within a poem