The Wall Poem by Heather Kemper

The Wall


I sit here and I miss you
the way you smile
the way you laugh.

The way you see things around you
your thoughts change so fast.
I miss the way you smell.
the comfort in your arms.
the way you hold me tight
you melt again my heart.

I miss us
and our friendship.
The way we used to talk.
It was us against the world
and the world could just take a walk.

Now there is this silence
this wall between our hearts.
I have no rope no ladder
it's keeping us apart.

I don't know how to cross it
to get to where you are.
I try but this wall gets taller
the distance seems so far.

I don't know what you are doing
over there on the other side.
Are you looking for a way over
this wall that can't seem to be climbed.

Are you trying to find a way
to break this barrier down
Or are you wishing it was higher
so you can have your private ground.


June 6.2009