Absence

You're coming home,
you've been away
and then come home before,
but now, it's different,
no smiling faces at the door.

It's been so long,
I've missed you,
often cried out your name,
since you've been gone,
my life hasn't been the same.

I held you tight,
said goodbye,
because you had to go,
you left an emptiness,
a pain I'd never known.

You'll be here soon,
and in my heart,
I feel a stabbing pain,
you've come home to me,
and you'll never go away again.