A deep desperation

Forget falling to the darkness

My eyes cannot close without being subjected

To a holograph

A memory of your presence beside me

You reside across mountains and miles

Of highway

A room my arms cannot reach

And my breath can’t hover

Hands clench into fists

Digging into rough fabric

Muscles pop

A twin mattress bed, unkept, untidy

Yearning for your curls, your warmth,

And your even disposition

Asleep during the day

Awakened as the dark arises

Let me reside in you

Let my lips caress your brow as I listen

Silently to the even movements of your

Chest

Let my fingertips lightly trace your veins

Till I’ve traveled all your lines

Let my heart beat to the cadence of the

Dreams flickering behind your eyelids

Let me be still

With the lonely night

I am restless

Thoughts flooded with illusions

Visions I can only hope come to pass

Brightened only by your smile

No greater pain than distance

My nights haunted by miles