The Wait



How is my love when she's alone?
Miles apart and doesn't phone.
Where is the justice that lets us pine?
Is the pain hers and also mine?
Why does distance keep us apart?
One from t'others counterpart.
When will our meeting, time, allow?
Fate and action, mixed somehow.
The passion of action forces this:
To enjoy a worthy, heartfelt kiss!
Lovers must feel both pain and pleasure,
Which time nor distance cannot measure.
Expect love it may not be there;
Run from it and it will dare
To chastise and win you back,
It goes like that it has this knack.
When it flows smooth as a valley's stream,
Sly destiny knows its cunning scheme.
Ethereal threads bond it together
To sway around in all types of weather.
Love can return with a sparkle,
Like Mr Hyde and Dr Jekyll.

About this poem

This poem is about an adopted daughter who was taken away from us aged six months. Also the pain and anguish felt so deeply by us, her natural parents. I hope it can give some hope to others in the world so afflicted.

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Written on October 01, 2022

Submitted by on October 01, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Charles McMullen

I was a sheet metal worker and then a delivery driver on the South Coast of England. Unfortunately bipolar illness or complex post traumatic stress disorder retired me off in my early thirties. So then, like so many poets, I walked long thoughtful hikes in the Hampshire countryside. And thus I became a poet in all it’s different ways. more…

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  • Corsairpilot47
    This poem brought back memories for me when my wife was worlds apart from me. Her and I thousands of mile apart until we were finally together for ever.
    LikeReply1 year ago

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