All This Time

Spending my life
Listening for that
One heartbeat
That matched mine
I could not hear it
Though you were by my side
All this time

An excerpt from “Under the Tree” by Tracy Meyerhofer

To the Moon and Back

‪I’d travel to the moon and back‬
‪To watch you wake at dawn‬
‪To see you cuddle in our blankets‬
‪To rumple up your hair‬

‪But time can’t change the craters‬
‪The endless tears or scars‬
‪The void that stands between us‬
‪The emptiness we share‬

I never said I love you
Intentions lost in time
Opportunities wasted
Instead you should be mine

I saw you at the station
The habit on your head
Now you live a different life
I walked away, respect

I see your struggle
Beneath the facade
The hidden fears
Empty solitudes
The quest for peace
But it’s all an illusion
Of your own device