Compensatory Pause

I'm caught between love and loneliness

I could linger in your embrace all night

Yet I wake alone and wishing for sleep 

Solace in the absence of light

Thinking sucks me into my mind 

Recalling the smile on your face

The photo proves it was there

Impossible to picture time or place

If I heard your voice it would echo 

Bouncing from my mind to my ear

I listen to the silence and wish

There was something that I could hear

I'm caught up in your spirit

I can feel the breeze on me

My mind feels weighted and heavy

My heart can't yet be free

Help me know you are with me 

As much as I long for you to be

The time between heartbeats is where I will tuck you

Come and go safely with me 

Cathy

4/6/13