Too Real Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

While you were away,
It was difficult to stay completely without you...
Here on my mind all the time.
And how it is I could not remain real.
You are not to be substituted.
Nothing about you can be diluted to delude.

While you were away,
It was harder to say whatever you did...
Was not noticeably missed.
It was.
Every contributing nuance and piece of it,
Came to life to be revealed.

And...
You have the keys to unlock and open,
The excitement felt in my heart.
And...
You more than can show,
Why I have adored you from the very start.
And...
How it is to feel,
Real.

While you were away,
I knew...
Nothing about you can be diluted to delude.
You,
Just keep it too real.