Away From Me

Stuck behind a glass wall I see you,
Once we were so close it almost seemed we could touch.

And yet before I could truly hold you we were torn apart.

I yearn to break this barrier,
to smash it and run to you but I cannot.

For it is you, you have put up your defences, pushing me away.

Protection is what you will it to be,
though whether for you or I, I do not know.

I scream, scream at the top of my voice,
but nothing gets through,
or did it ever really pass through my lips.

And so the glass now frosting over, I back away.

Only a part of you can I see.

Then I hear your voice, this vision melts,
this cataract of my mind dissolves,
and I can see the beauty of your eyes,
I can smell your sweet scent.

And all my worries disappear for I know the truth.

By Pete Scopes