You are Still Here

By Stranger

We were young, when you left, and you said
The river will rebuild itself around this stone
The light will find its way home, again
You said, I would forget

Many years have passed, and you are still here

Your image pulsing in a mirror reflecting only red
Your name endlessly rewritten in vines crawling up the trellis of my soul
And with chameleon color, in my way, l am becoming you

I told you

I told you
You would always be here

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Published on Friday, April 8, 2016. Filed under: "Poetry"

Comments on "You are Still Here"

On Wednesday, October 11, 2017, Sin (1135) wrote:

This was achingly sad. I enjoyed it immensely.
On Thursday, August 31, 2017, worm (1149) wrote:

this is powerful! post more!
On Friday, September 9, 2016, Carmina Gitana (149) wrote:

YEEEHAWW, you still write. And you're still stupendous at it. Every time I do my semi-annual login to DP, I hope and hope to see something from you and it's amazing when I do :) This is so beautiful. Your language has become even more stripped-down and evocative than before, I think. The repetitiveness of the last stanza feels like a heartbeat. I've just re-read it like 5 times and I have no plans to stop anytime soon.
A former member wrote: Haunting indeed. There's a deep and singular sadness in these words. Lovely writing though, I liked it very much.
A former member wrote: This is so personal and haunting even! Well-written!
A former member wrote: man, the last three lines - deep..
On Wednesday, April 6, 2016, TropicalSnowstorm (1580) wrote:

This is really good, effectively creating and air of mystery and familiarity at the same time. Great use of imagery! Ciao, T/S
On Wednesday, April 6, 2016, urbanhumility (1158) wrote:

Intimate...dreamlike....well spoken...well done.
On Wednesday, April 6, 2016, soul_versing (774) wrote:

The ending is a bit creepy, and I understand it completely. Honestly, being haunted by another is the worst kind of madness to suffer from. Great piece, I felt a good bit of the mixed emotions that are lingering behind: This is one of those pieces that are never fully finished, seems to me that there's more that you really wanted to write... Sometimes summing things up is best, pushes out those inner demons. -Curtseys
On Wednesday, April 6, 2016, drasticdaydreams (55) wrote:

And that is a frightening piece. Well written.