I am sitting at my desk
Looking at the world outside.
Life seems to go on without me,
I feel I am left behind.
I feel I am not a part of it anymore
It feels all alien to me.
I am not a part of it anymore
I am encased in a shell
A shell only you can break open.
But you are with me in it
And yet you are too far from me
Too far to hear the cry
That is yet to escape from my lips.
You, who heard me think
You, who thought like me
You, who were a part of me
As much as I was a part of you.
It is has been long since ....
You left.
But I am still holding on to you.
As yet I have never been able
To break the connection.
There is nothing to break,
Since you are me
And I you.
We are far apart
But I can never forget the last glance.
When I turned around to say goodbye
And you were standing there waving to me.
We proceeded to our separate journeys,
Not thinking how far apart they would take us.
I took you with me
And left myself with you.
In little beads of remembrance
I left myself with you.
In little beads of remembrance
I took you with me.
I keep mine safe
Locked away from prying eyes.
They are so precious
They are only mine.
People steal with their eyes.
You are so far away
Yet you know what goes on in my mind.
I am preparing for my journey
To join you where you are.
I must lock everything,
Leave everything in array.
A word to everyone
For they should know what is to be done.
One can go away from places
One can go away from people
But never can one
Go away from oneself.
I long for your arms
Which held me minutes before we parted.
I want to get back in that shelter
And never come out again.
I wish to come to you
I don't care how long the journey takes
Or how painful it is.
Just hope your arms wait for me
As I cannot wait for them.
Today as I shall
Close my eyes in my world.
I hope to open them in yours
And see the world through your eyes.
I am glad that the goodbye
Would not last forever.
For I shall be reunited with you soon
For ever and ever.
P.S. For those who are concerned about my sanity, I have not lost it. This poem is just an ode to the movie 'A Single Man'.
I have just put myself into the shoes of George Falconer (the protagonist, for those who have not seen the movie) and put words to his feelings with my own personal touch.
Looking at the world outside.
Life seems to go on without me,
I feel I am left behind.
I feel I am not a part of it anymore
It feels all alien to me.
I am not a part of it anymore
I am encased in a shell
A shell only you can break open.
But you are with me in it
And yet you are too far from me
Too far to hear the cry
That is yet to escape from my lips.
You, who heard me think
You, who thought like me
You, who were a part of me
As much as I was a part of you.
It is has been long since ....
You left.
But I am still holding on to you.
As yet I have never been able
To break the connection.
There is nothing to break,
Since you are me
And I you.
We are far apart
But I can never forget the last glance.
When I turned around to say goodbye
And you were standing there waving to me.
We proceeded to our separate journeys,
Not thinking how far apart they would take us.
I took you with me
And left myself with you.
In little beads of remembrance
I left myself with you.
In little beads of remembrance
I took you with me.
I keep mine safe
Locked away from prying eyes.
They are so precious
They are only mine.
People steal with their eyes.
You are so far away
Yet you know what goes on in my mind.
I am preparing for my journey
To join you where you are.
I must lock everything,
Leave everything in array.
A word to everyone
For they should know what is to be done.
One can go away from places
One can go away from people
But never can one
Go away from oneself.
I long for your arms
Which held me minutes before we parted.
I want to get back in that shelter
And never come out again.
I wish to come to you
I don't care how long the journey takes
Or how painful it is.
Just hope your arms wait for me
As I cannot wait for them.
Today as I shall
Close my eyes in my world.
I hope to open them in yours
And see the world through your eyes.
I am glad that the goodbye
Would not last forever.
For I shall be reunited with you soon
For ever and ever.
P.S. For those who are concerned about my sanity, I have not lost it. This poem is just an ode to the movie 'A Single Man'.
I have just put myself into the shoes of George Falconer (the protagonist, for those who have not seen the movie) and put words to his feelings with my own personal touch.
