The poem is about the thoughts that come to one’s mind when they’re lonely or sad. It is typically in the second person, but can also be in the first person.

It is after a while that I think of you And I wonder what you are doing And if you are missing me too. And I wonder if you think of me too And I wonder if you miss me too think of you when I’m lonely, and it never rains but it pours.

You are the only one that can comfort my blues.

After A While

After a while, you fall madly in love

dreaming, hoping, wishing, thinking of him;l mad

you feel as though you two are one, ve

united in the feeling felt within.

After a while, you begin to feel

as though everything weakens.

The love is falling apart;

you start to see the kisses aren’t contracts

and gifts aren’t promises;

you begin to learn love isn’t forever

and the company isn’t secure.

After a while, you learn your feelings

are the same, but your love

has something different in mind;

you learn love hurts and without

the hurt there’s no true love!