Friend Eternal

Upon one side of mirrored glass, you stand,

My friend eternal, lost in some distant land.

Your eyes perceive not my silent, yearning gaze,

Through this one-way glass, my soul’s torment displays.

 

In laughter and in tears, you move unaware,

Unseeing of my presence, my despair.

I strain to touch, yet glass meets my plea,

I cannot reach you, in this silent sea.

 

Unheard, unseen, a ghost within your sphere,

Yet between each heartbeat, I whisper, “I am here.”

In every smile that brightens your distant face,

I am the ache of love, sealed in this hidden space.

 

You bear the sun, the moon, my starlit night,

Trapped in death’s silence, I cherish your light.