My Lonely Heart

she has been away
for only a few hours
yet my heart feels as though
it has been days
she doesn't know
how badly
I miss her
she can never know
how deep
she has settled
inside my heart
I try to keep busy
I try to not think of her
I try to fool my heart
it doesn't work
it never has
it never will
I can only hope for
her safety
her peace of mind
her happiness
and maybe
every once in a while
she will think of me
and feel my lonely heart
reaching out to her
across the miles

  Gomer LePoet...