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Away

What did you see when you were away?

Different visions from those 

You left behind?

Scenes shaped

By what your dreams foretold

And molded into dreams-come-true?

For your sake, I wish it were so.

But I suspect that what you saw 

Was just an illusion

Or that the veil of time has clouded it

And has no place in the here-and-now.

Yet, still it gave you comfort.

I could tell by the look in your eyes

And I let it go.

What do you see when you are away?

Is it a perfect, mirrored reflection?

Or that of a fractured glass before you?

You do not see the way I see

And I cannot see through your eyes.

You become a mystery to me

When you are away

And I cannot find you.

I need you to call out,

Let me know where you are.

Give me a sign.

Make your new-self known.

To me you seem lost and afraid.

I can tell by the tone of your voice

And I let it go.

What will you see when you are away?

Things shaped by wishes

And things that might-have-been?

Or things more here-and-now?

I cannot foresee the angels

Nor the demons you will face.

I know the ones that await me

But I fear more for the ones

That lie ahead for you.

While one of us may wander

While the other is far away,

The only hope I have

Is that our paths may cross again

And that your hope

Is the same as mine.

And if it indeed they do cross

I will know by the set of your stance.

If you are away I will know

By the look in your eyes,

By the tone of your voice,

By the set of your stance.

If there is a chance you may return

Then I will not let it go.

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