Poem2024-07-25T09:32:52+00:00

Getting Over You

By: Terry Vanessa Lisbon

There used to be an 'us', not a you and a me.
I knew the touch of your hand in mine,
the curve of your smile,
the sound of your laughter.

We were one, a couple,
… a pairing.

The phone would ring and instinctively,
feeling your presence before I ever heard your voice,
happiness…,
longing for your touch,
knowing you would come soon.
All these things, and tomorrow too!

Forever one, a couple,
… a pairing.

Childlike dreams and wishing on a fallen star,
shared by both of us.
Yesterday and eternity together,
never to part.
Secrets shared, fantasies explored,
love's flames raging into a roaring fire.

Forever one, a couple,
…a pairing.


When did your heart leave, I can't recall?
The separation of souls
knitted together for a fleeting moment.
The intrusion of space, the distance of thoughts,
our minds… worlds apart.

We were no longer one, a couple,
…a pairing.

Now, separated, divided, two different people,
love no longer felt by you.
Strangers in an awkward embrace,
alone,
Just me, and not 'us'.
Time standing still
while I am still getting over you.