The things you miss
Sure I can talk it away

I shrug most things off

Good or bad I’m always nonplussed

But there are some things

Deep down beneath the great curtain

That make ripples in me



I miss the feeling of commitment

Of being near a friend

Caring about someone beyond simple friendship

The warmth of open reciprocation

That’s a special feeling to me

There’s nothing more pleasant I’ve found

Life is cold without it



I miss the pure, simple feeling

Of happiness I often found

Simply by talking to my beloved

Or making them smile, laugh



I was and am forever canine

Simply wanting to please someone

Calm them when they feel sadness

Show them kindness forever unconditional

Be there as a stalwart friend

A shoulder forever sturdy, dependable



I’m a fool for loving deeply

Caring more for my partner

Than they often cared for me

Yet its a failed lesson

I never seem to really change



I miss having a partner

Someone I could always talk to

Someone I could listen to

With kind eyes and calm words

They’d make the little hurts

Hurt just a little bit less

And the sweet and happy memories

Just a little sweeter, happier



I guess most of all

I miss innocent love without pretense

No pop culture false expectations

Just two people caring about something

Not in a hurry, panicked

Just enjoying time with one another

Letting love bloom with seasons

Letting the big things mean something

Instead of racing along hastily

And being afraid to really love