What I Need

A gentle touch,
With a gentle word,
That's all I need from you.
A soft chuckle,
With a meeting of gaze,
That's all I need from you.
A flicker of hope,
With a soft murmur of words,
That's all I need from you.
Turning from her to me,
With a word of thanks,
That's all I need from you.
They all seem so simple,
Yet are so hard to fulfill,
Life is rough,
Love is rough,
But what is so much rougher than both of those,
That pins me like a jagged rock,
Is love I can't have.