on top
of me.
I wish
in this dark
that I could see
the smiling face
of my love
from the past
in which I knew
could never
last.
I shiver inside
because I sense
she's there
trying
to comfort me
in our despair.
In her last days
she struggled
with pain.
A lover's torment
can be
such a bane.
By the light
of the morning
she disappears.
The mist of last night
had subsided
my fears.
There is no warmth
in the sun.
I feel only a chill.
Her nocturnal visits
are with me
still.
I long to feel
her skin
next to mine
but her cold touch
is the reminder
of this ghostly sign.
I am losing you
once again
with the returning light.
In the dreams
of a lost man
I have retained my sight.
For if I can survive
another day
without you near
please sleep with me
tonight
my dear.
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