A Dream Within A Dream
by Edgar Allan Poe Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow-
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.
I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand-
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep- while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?
After my last relationship ended, I told myself not to get too attached to someone. But then, I fell in love with this guy and can't seem to imagine life without him. I should've known better. And now that graduation is fast approaching and we'll soon be going our separate ways, I'm all down and depressed.
He always tries to comfort me, saying that the future isn't that bleak. And I hate myself for being so afraid of facing a possible future without him. It has always been my fault from the start, I knew that someday this might happen but still, I let myself get too attached. I hate goodbyes, I hate being left alone, especially by the people I love. But I guess its time to face the sad truth..
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