Someday, once and again, my sweet lover,
I shall hope to
hear the sound of your voice,
but for now
my heart remains unsettled

When I have you near, I am at peace
and the world seems once again like
a place I can flourish in

When you are gone, I am lost
and my loneliness is ever so palpable
like a cry that won't seize
in the night

I've no answers to our dilemma,
no compromise I can live with;
my struggles are all in vain

for the person I battle with is not you
but myself
I have presented your side, your cause,
yet time and time again
the conflict ravages on and

I return to the place where my
heart feels it can not betray
my wants, my desires, hopeless and grim
in the phenomenon of your world

all attempts are futile
like unfamiliar territory
that begs for the comfort of home

I will continue on my journey,
hoping to find my way through the desert
holding your memory close to help guide me
listening intently to what is in my heart

I am without you, but not alone
for you will be my mentor during
the dark times

I will close my eyes and hear your voice and
feel your gentle caress as you tenderly whisper
the words I long to hear, over and over,
once and again.