-- With You, Without You -–

John Herlihy

With you,

I can go anywhere.

Without you,

I end up nowhere.

With you,

Your feelings I spare.

Without you,

My feelings have little care.

With you,

Moments pass as seconds.

Without you,

Moments pass as hours.

With you,

We are as one.

Without you,

My life is undone.

With you,

I have you near.

Without you,

I shed a tear.

With you,

I am set free.

Without you,

I am just me.

With you,

I never feel lost.

Without you,

A leaf in winter frost.

With you,

Everything is more.

Without you,

Life as before.

With you,

My heart is on fire.

Without you,

I feel little desire.

With you,

The future laid bare,

Without you,

Into emptiness stare.

With you,

I always knew.

Without you,

I never knew.

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(c) John Herlihy 12 December 2018