How wonderful it is
To have someone here
To go to the library with

The "deeper issue" is
No matter how many times
I correct you
Or how many times I tell you
How much she means to me,
You still choose to refer to her
As my friend.

I crawl into bed every night
Unaccompanied.
And even though
You're hundreds of miles away
And several weeks are keeping us apart
And I am unaccompanied,
I always stay to one side of the bed
Because I always leave
A space for you.

It's not because
I don't have anything to say;
It's because
I cannot find the proper way
To say it.

I never forgot
How nice it feels
To kiss you,
But I did forget
How agonizing it is
To let you go.

I used to think that we were ******
By distance.
I still do, but now
I can't help but think about
How incredibly lucky I am
To have someone in my life
That is so worth missing,
So worth loving.
How fortunate I am
To have someone
To wait for.