When he's away, whether short or long-term, you miss everything about him. But even in his absence, you know he's totally worth it, as these LDR (long-distance relationship) love poems attest.

Will Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album “The Tortured Poets Department” usher in a new era of poetry appreciation ... when she sings “Losing him was blue, like I’d never known/Missing ...

He said I was dumb and embarrassed him. I can't remember happy days... Only his possessive, jealous ways. First a push, a little shove... Is this it? Is this love? I thought it was true ...

The poem combines Lochhead’s memories of Hogmanay ... empty world when his love walks out on him. He sums up just how difficult it can be to move on when you’ve loved someone that much.