Lev S Poet Rhyme

Even When You're Near

"Even When You're Near"

I saw you yesterday.  
You’re not far.  
Maybe five minutes,  
a handful of quiet streets.

But I miss you.  
Not because you’re gone,
you’re not.  
It’s just that the world feels softer  
when you’re in it,  
next to me,  
not just in thought.

The couch feels bigger.  
The air feels thinner.  
I look at things I’d usually show you,  
and they fall a little flat.

I don’t need distance  
to feel the ache.  
It’s not about space,
it’s about presence.

And yours?  
Yours lingers in me  
like light after sunset,
not quite gone,  
but not quite enough.

So yeah…  
even with you nearby,  
I miss you.  
Deeply.  
Quietly.  
Like my soul is holding its breath  
until I see you again.


Lev

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