The elder poet

I CAN.

I can love you . I can hate you .

I can hold you till the end.

I can see you when you\'re not there .

I read letters you don\'t send.

 

I can open up my heart to you.

I can offer you my soul.

I can hold onto the feelings . 

Be them warm or be them cold .

 

I reach toward an outstretched hand .

Or is it really there ?

I reach out toward a loved one .

I know that you still care .

 

I can still smell the perfume .

That you wore behind your ear .

I can feel the dampness on my chest.

As from you comes a tear .

 

I wish you back in person . 

Not only in my mind .

A love like yours is finest .

When that love of yours is mine.