strongly worded letter to the English language

Why are the words 'within' and

'without' so vastly different?

Logic would say they operate like 

'inside' and 'outside'.

Should be obvious.

See 'inside' and 'within' 

are synonyms and

'inside' and 'outside'

are antonyms, so

'outside' and 'without'

should be synonyms too.

It's math, It's logic,

It's not your strong suit.

Perhaps this helps.

"If I am within her, I am inside her."

"If I am without her, I am outside her."

This would make sense.

But that's not how you roll.

You made confusing meanings

so I can be 'within' her and 'inside' her, 

But when I'm 'without,' her, I'm not just 'outside' her,

She not even here, for myself, or others,

not even for her own pleasure or doing.

So different. No hope of respite.

'Within' her, 'Inside' her, I'd have a bed at night.

'Outside' her, the hope of sleep tomorrow.

But 'without' her? There never was sleep,

No blankets, no pillows, nothing was real.

Nostalgia fades so much faster on a past

you are trying to remember. 

So in summary:

Inside=Within

Outside ≠ Without 

Fix it.

Respectfully,

Caroline