Within the world
we wandered
and walked without
a care
Within our hearts
we reached
and opened them
so they were bare
Within ourselves
we wondered
at what the other
sought
Of that bare heart
within us
we offered without
thought
And so within our love
without the world
we left behind
Without a backward glance
we closed the door and
drew the blind
And deep within each other
we put our trust and fears
and then discovered real love
is not without its tears
And so without you
now I live within my memories
The tears within my eyes will stay
I’ll live without love, please.
© Alfred W. Smith Jr. 2015
Beyond Panic 