I lay awake
in the cold of the night
wondering if you wake
at the same hour in fright

do you feel the loss?
the ghost of my embrace.
or am I the only one lost?
searching for remembrance.

I lay awake, shivering in the night, are you?
you used to grip me with all your might
now you hold another tight.

We are all just starving souls,
Who wander beneath the setting sun,
Searching for love in dark holes,
Recreating the fables our minds have spun.

Praying, pleading on our knees,
Letting out unsettling screams,
Hoping someone will hear our pleas,
And keep us from bursting at our seams.

Once our journey has finally  begun,
It can never be left undone.
Previous lovers leave us shunned,
So we search for them in everyone.

We are all just looking to end our longing,
But instead of walking we’ve been left crawling.

I find myself searching for something in others,
I do not know if it is approval, love or forgiveness.
I do not know if I am searching for virtue or if I am searching for him in everyone I meet.
so I wander in mindless curiosity,
searching for the answers to questions unknown.

Close your eyes
and imagine a kiss
filled with longing
and passionate bliss
Feel my hands
about your waist
see if you can
my yearning taste
And as intensity
starts to grow
Hold me tight
don't let me go
Pull me closer
to your breast
see if this dream
will pass the test
If pulse has quickened
and cheeks have flushed
then follow this dream
to me you must.

I have yet to be kissed
in a manner
so passionate and incandescent
that it has yet to leave my lips,
never to be forgotten.