When I Close My Eyes (Cavatina)

When I close my eyes you are right next to me,
but you are gone
when I awake and for some long moments
I am alone;
daily your sweet company brings me joy,
you are the one
whose absence brings the greatest kind of pain
but in my thoughts you constantly remain.

poem by Gert Strydom
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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