I Am the Other

I'm trying
to breathe
in this darkness
where everything hurts
and I can't care
enough anymore
because
with you
I'll always be
alone

I'm trying
to breathe
under the heaviness
of the mask
I wear
so that our love
feels as real
as the happiness
of your other life

Time
cries
to the sound of silence
as it dances with me
as if I'm all that it has
and it is all
that I have
as I wait . . . alone

I'm trying
to breathe
while holding the weight
of our secret
close to every beat of my life
while you're home
with your love
and I'm home
alone
with thoughts
of my love

When expressions turn into words, they tend to be felt as an emotion deep in the soul while reading.. this is what I felt while reading your poetic versions too!

Keep writing Mig

Nice poem .