I Never Felt Such Emptiness

I never felt such emptiness,
So ravaged, ruined, lost!
Ah! my love, we found our love,
But see what it has cost!

We met upon the Internet
And fell in love through words,
Singing lovely thoughts, as if
We were cyberbirds.

And then you came across the sea
To see me in the flesh,
And it worked out so beautifully,
Our hearts a perfect mesh.

But alas! you could not stay,
Your job forced you back home.
And I could not go back with you,
Once again alone.

My daughter's father won't agree
To let me with her move,
Which means that I must choose between
My daughter and our love.

So cruel a choice I cannot make,
And so I must remain
Separate from you, my love,
And we must bear this pain.

I love you so much that I can't
Believe I brought you sorrow,
But I continue in the hope
Someday will bring tomorrow.

And in the meantime, we've returned
To the place where we first met,
Pursuing our romance across
Our beloved Internet!

Nicholas Gordon

Reader Comments

Good but wierd...
Name: Dave	2004-11-04
If this is by Nicholas Gordon... why does it say "My daughters father" homosexual? no offence intended, just seems unlikely

really good
Name: Molly	2007-02-20
this poem is really good I love the work it suck's that they where froce'ed apart.

To Dave
Name: Mimi	2011-04-01
Dave you obviously do not write poetry or you would know that poems are not usually or always about the poet, we tend to see or hear words that inspire us to write,I do many dark suicidal poems but I am in no way suicidal inspiration can come from anything, the news or and something some one says or just out of thin air. Look past the words and into the passion.

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