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The poem 'After You're Gone', by Nicholas Gordon,has beenwritten in simple phraseology and expresses a simple hypothetical situation. Here, the poet is asking his beloved that the whole essence of his life would be lost if she goes away from his life. He beautifully describes everything that will happen if she leaves him. This teenage love poem describes the hollowness inside the poet's, when he thinks of being left alone by his beloved. Truly, the poem is an apt description of a heart which feels isolated, dejected, and incomplete without love.
After You're Gone
After you're gone
How will I go to work?
Who will I phone
To talk through the silent evening
After you're gone?
You're part of my life,
A piece of my tapestry
On what rock
Will my castle rest
After you're gone?
Time will turn
But without hands
How will I eat
Without my day on your dish
After you're gone?
You're the only place
I can put myself.
No hopes or dreams
Can fill my tumbling days
After you're gone
After you're gone
