Almost Always

You will always be my almost

My half full becoming half empty

The angel's share of the best wine.

My almost lover

Just a minute too late

Or a moment too soon

The would be's and could have been's

An epic love story

But a page behind

You will always be my almost

The road less traveled

The uncharted trail

The eighth wonder of the world

Already discovered

And I never got to see it

You were something

I couldn't have

Like a child I still reached

You will always be my almost

And its not nearly okay

That we almost were

We could have been an always

Very nearly star-crossed

But it was something with gravity and magnetic pull

We could have been the greatest

And I hold her no grudge

It's just

You will always be my almost

And always her been there 

done that

Reviews

[Crystal Overmeyer-Birmi..]

Man! This cut to the core, it packs a punch that both wounds and heals. The heaetfilled yearning bleeds off the pages and leaves it's mess for the reader to clean up, but in the best of ways.

[B. Boileau]

This is simply something special. A moving,relatable piece. The emotions stirred in this piece run deep. This has left me speechless..almost
bill

[Julia Ledo]

Thank you very much

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you just wrote about me and my high school sweetheart---she was the one---but life got in the way somehow...life and timing...

beautiful piece.

j.

[Julia Ledo]

I'm glad this stirred something, thanks for your review

[B]

I am lost for words
this is absolutely stunning

[Julia Ledo]

Thank you for your kind words

[Maria Hossain]

Reading the poem reminded me of all the greatest tragic romance like Orpheus and Eurydice, and Hero and Leander, and Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl (If you're not familiar with them, check Wikipedia), where the lovers were on the verge of reunion but never happened. Their unconsummated love is reflected here. Really good. Keep it up and best of luck..

[Elwyn]

Rip my heart out and stomp it out of existence why don't you.

You know when crazy fans see their favorite artist perform live and they're like "OMG PUNCH ME IN THE FACE" (or maybe it's just my work that says that) but that's how I feel reading your poems. Julia, just punch me in the face.

[Julia Ledo]

Yes. That was the goal with this one.