Poems by Fran Watson

LIFE

Life
at times so full
at times so empty
People, places, things
full of meaning
or full of nothing,
depending
on our state of mind
at any given moment.

Love gives us meaning,
gives us fullness,
but when it leaves
gives us nothingness.
The people we saw yesterday
with so much enthusiasm
move by like paper figures
not touching our remoteness.

Time
spent with a loved one
flies by
faster than a heartbeat
as if it never was.
After love has gone,
time
expands with loneliness
beyond all expectations.

We need people
places
things
loneliness
love.
We need to incorporate them
into our being
to make us what we are
unique.