Poeme : Distance : My Ally, My Enemy

Unconsciously I distance myself from others.
I distance myself from friends to relax and think,
I disappear from places where my life shatters…
I leave the known and seen in quest of a new link.

I run far away in quest of an adventure,
I disappear behind books to shape my future,
I desert family and friends to find myself.
When I’m with you honey, I can be myself.
I found what I want to be by being with you.
Love, friendship, happiness, everything was so new…

Today I consciously distance myself from it,
I shape myself for my work as you disappear.
My priority hierarchy is the culprit
And as I watch us part my dry eyes fill with tears.

11/16/06

œ̃kɔ̃sjusli i distɑ̃sə mizεlf fʁɔm ɔtœʁ.
i distɑ̃sə mizεlf fʁɔm fʁjɛ̃d to ʁəlaks ɑ̃d tɛ̃k,
i dizapəaʁ fʁɔm plasə wəʁə mi lifə ʃate…
i ləavə tə knɔwn ɑ̃d sin ɛ̃ kεst ɔf a nεw lɛ̃k.

i ʁœ̃ faʁ awε ɛ̃ kεst ɔf ɑ̃ advɑ̃tyʁə,
i dizapəaʁ bəɛ̃d buk to ʃapə mi fytyʁə,
i dəzεʁ famili ɑ̃d fʁjɛ̃d to fɛ̃d mizεlf.
wɛ̃ iεm wit iu ɔne, i kɑ̃ bə mizεlf.
i fund wa i wɑ̃ to bə bi bɛ̃ɡ wit iu.
lɔvə, fʁjɛ̃dʃip, apinεs, əvəʁitiŋ was so nεw…

tɔdε i kɔ̃sjusli distɑ̃sə mizεlf fʁɔm it,
i ʃapə mizεlf fɔʁ mi wɔʁk a iu dizapəaʁ.
mi pʁjɔʁiti jəʁaʁʃi is tə kylpʁi
ɑ̃d a i watʃ ys paʁ mi dʁi εj fij wit təaʁ.

ɔ̃zə slaʃ sεzə slaʃ zeʁo sis