An Awaited Arrival [Of the Morning and You]

Waking from a fitful sleep,
Eyes swiftly flutter open,
Taking in the darkness of the night,
Morning has not yet arrived...
And neither have you.

Shifting my position ever so slightly,
I stare at what I already know to be true,
There lays an empty place at my side,
Loneliness accompanies me when you're not around.

Weightlessly, I was floating through life.
Barely taking hold of your hand,
Nothing was standing in my way,
Not even you.

Then, with a sudden swiftness,
The magic of your presence,
And desire for your affection,
Pulled me in like a magnet

My life used to be a never-ending dream,
From which I never fully awoke,
But now even when I'm dreaming,
I feel as though I'm still awake.

My senses are finally awake;
Vivid. Brilliant. Dazzling.
And I feel a surge of energy.
Everything is clear...I'm alive.

Now your endlessly flowing allure,
Drifts through my thoughts,
As luxuriously magnificent dreams,
Begin to fill my nights.

My emotions were held back for too long,
And I nearly strangled them to death,
As I prevented them from showing.
Yet somehow they managed to appear before you.

But my restless heart cannot wait,
No...not any longer.
I need to feel you near me,
I need to know you're there.

Laying in the surrounding stillness,
Soft blankets caressing my bare skin,
Pondering whether or not I'm dreaming,
I realize this is the pureness of reality:

Now that I have you, I need you,
Because I've come to realize that,
Everything in my life, bad or good,
Doesn't matter if I'm without you.

Whether my dreams come true or not,
You're the one I want next to me,
Because if we share this love,
That's all I'll ever need.

So here, now, and forever more,
I give you my life,
I give you my heart,
And now I wait...

Waking from a calm splendor,
Eyes slowly flutter open,
Taking in the darkness of the night,
Morning has not yet arrived...
But you have.

[And I hope you stay with me forever]

February 24, 2008