#seeing you

[maysread]

The Orange and Other Poems - Wendy Cope

[yeesiine]

[traveledlight]

Made Into Art

I made you into my art,

stripping away the surface,

seeing the rawness underneath.

I peeled away the skin

till I understood your rhythm,

your fire, your pain.

I could read your words

like reading your thoughts,

the place your heart trembled.

You became more than a memory,

more than a fleeting connection—

but something painted into my soul,

immortalized in metaphor and meaning.

We filled our empty spaces

with our very essence—

not just a shared moment

or fleeting thought,

but something that endures.

Forever lingering

on the pages that we wrote.

We dared to see

what no one else sees,

even when it caused us pain.

But the pain was nothing

compared to the loss.

Because before the loss

there was still hope,

still possibility—

one I still believe in.

One I fought for,

one that doesn’t leave

silhouettes of what could have been—

what could be worth it.

Because I still feel you in my bones.

I still feel you in my veins.

I still see you sleeping next to me.

I still bleed out

for the love and lust of you.

There’s a reason

it’s so hard to let the flame burn out between us

because we were meant to find each other.

Soulmates split in two halves,

just trying to find their way back home—

planting flowers

that still grow in each other's chest,

telling us to never let this go.

Because love like this

doesn’t just happen.

It’s once in a lifetime.

And we just so happened

to fall into it

at a strange time.

But there’s no denying

it’s impossible

to just let this go.

[shy-girl04]

Seeing You

Seeing you will make me sad.

I want to do it anyway.

We can't relive the times we had -

Seeing you will make me sad.

Perhaps it's wrong.

Perhaps it's mad.

But we will both be dead one day.

Seeing you will make me sad.

I have to do it anyway.

Wendy Cope

[stormfrontrains]

You made some mistakes / And you lost the big kitchen

I learned to forgive you / You learned how to listen

I'm always reminded / Of things I can't see

Like your voice in the driveway / That's painted on me

(Thunderbolts, 2025)

[1introvertedsage]

It was beautiful. To hear you say you loved me.

I never believed it though. Until I looked in your eyes.

[blushingxpilgrims]

forgive me / you’re everywhere / in the street lights / on each stepping stone / the only face i’ve ever known / day 2,922 / of searching for your eyes / in every room.

—everywhere, 2024