Return to Me - A Poem of Male Perspective

 

Return to Me

Go from me, but return to me—
always and forever.
Leave me in peace,
but return to me,
noisily—we must be together.

Be silent for me,
but let me hear you breathe.
Free me from your presence,
yet let me feel that you are still there.

Let me be alone
for little whiles,
until I grow lonely
for your voice, your sounds.

Remove yourself from my sight,
yet let me see you
in the corner of my eye.
Give me solitude—
but cradle me in your arms,
providing me with the warmth
that proves to me I am still alive.

Let me be.
Be with me.
Both, at the same time.

Your love sometimes smothers me,
but it’s the only air I want to breathe.
My love for you is quiet and deep—
but in my eyes, it always shines.

Quietly, but not silently,
for I am a man,
and you must learn to see
between my unspoken lines.

Copyright June 2025 M. W. Van Dyke
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