I Told My Friend I Understood
A friend said
Her heart was hurting
Because her love had never met her
And stood far away
On a stage she couldn't share
Oh it hurt
And I couldn't tell her
How much worse it is
To know your love
And your love to not know
That every second they are near
It hurts
To know them deeply
Collecting secrets and facts
That make you love them more
Sitting beside them and
Hearing a heartbeat you wish to share
Hearing all the words but the ones you want most
I couldn't tell my friend that my heart breaks
More for myself than it does for her
More because of my love
And less because of hers
And my heart does break
Each day I look in his eyes
And I see the possibility of us
As I see him blindly overlooking it
And another piece of my heart falls
And I know he will step over it when he leaves
Because it is a hundred times harder
To be so close and then lose
Than to lose before you are close
Copyright © Alexander Mac | Year Posted 2017
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