Absence…


Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Well, it certainly does. But nobody tells you about the void that turns your world around.

The once happy lone traveler finds everything wrong about the journey.

Even watching F.R.I.E.N.D.S hurts for that’s what you enjoyed together.

The once eagerly awaited Fridays don’t excite you anymore.

Going to your favorite restaurant makes you feel guilty.

Everything seems wrong even if right.

Flashbacks seem real not mwakish.

So even if absence makes the heart grow fonder the pangs you feel hurt.

You feel like a tree uprooted as life slips by at an unforgiving pace.

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Written for Write Tribe’s 100 Words on Sunday.




62 thoughts on “Absence…”

  1. Separation is painful indeed. Hopefully it's a temporary one and not permanent. Love how you interpreted the prompt.

  2. That was a thoughtful take on the prompt. Yes, sometimes we feel acutely the void, the absence, but in that absence itself the presence is constant felt.
    Nicely done, Naba!

  3. I think instead of fonder, it makes it more painful. I don;t think I would be happy staying away from my loved one. Beautifully expressed.

  4. Wow! A beautiful take on the prompt! Indeed the absence of near and dear ones give heartache but also grows the bond stronger!

  5. Lovely lines. Yes the void that can never be filled. I almost felt the pain and anguish reading the lines, could relate well to those feelings, very deep.

  6. You've captured the emptiness and hopelessness that comes with a tough breakup beautifully. Time heals all wounds…eventually you can watch Friends and go to that restaurant without even thinking of that person. It just takes time.

  7. Oh trust me nothing feels good…don't ever stay away from your loved one!

    Thanks for dropping by!

  8. Time does heal… I never thought of this interpretation of my post but yes it makes sense for a break up too..Thanks for dropping by Stephanie..

  9. I do feel that some of these proverbs when they were made what were people thinking .. I seriously miss the people who are not near and I am sure its not making my heart fonder of them .. rather it is making my life a misery .. and if its a misery how can the heart get FOND and happy

    Bikram

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