What happened to "us"?

shynem Poems

He asked me today "What happened to us? Why did things not work out?" I told him - our religion tore us apart. Our religion tore us apart Why does love have to be measured by who we pray to and not who we are Thinking of that still breaks my heart Our distance increased Our love deceased Today I am speaking to you again It makes me feel like I’m standing naked in the rain Where were you these 4 years? Because when I think of love Your name instantly appears My heart is filled with fear The fear of the unknown As I sit here in fear In my eyes there are heavy tears I’m overwhelmed by our conversation Not because I’m scared Just because I have so many questions I want to look into your eyes Hold my body close to yours And secretly wish you do not hear my cries I want to cry, but I don’t want you to know I want to cry because I broke your heart I want to cry because I left you hanging I want to cry, but I don’t want you to know You are 8,192 miles away from me Yet I feel like there is not a single part of you that I cannot see I am writing this while you sleep I am writing this slowly because I am falling deep I am writing this while you sleep But baby please don’t oversleep