The Pain of Separation

*Dedicated to Elaine M Waine 

Oh, what a feeling! What a feeling!

The pain of separation!

It is not a script, to be read in a narration

Nor a voice, to be uttered in languages

Nor a word, to be printed on pages

Nor a view, to be painted as images

To my heart it adheres, and in my mind it appears

I won’t miss it, and I don’t cherish it!

It’s the pain of separation

Yes, it’s a feeling! It’s a feeling! 

Oh, I’m feeling! I’m feeling it!

The pain of separation.

It is beyond toleration!

As I watched him depart

I was torn apart,

And tears filled my heart.

To my heart so dear, and my mind so near

I will miss him, for I do cherish him!

But the pain of separation,

Yes, I’m feeling! I’m feeling it!