Longing

In the quiet corners of my mind, you linger,

A melody that plays softly, yet endlessly,

Your presence, a warm sunbeam through the clouds,

Illuminating the shadows of my solitude.

Each moment apart feels like a vast ocean,

With waves of longing crashing against the shores of my heart,

Your absence, a silent symphony of echoes,

Reverberating through the chambers of my soul.

You are the star in my night sky,

A distant light that guides me through the darkness,

Without you, the constellations seem incomplete,

And the moon hangs heavy with the weight of my yearning.

I am a wanderer in a desert of days,

Each grain of sand a memory of your touch,

The oasis of your smile just out of reach,

Yet I trudge on, fueled by the hope of our reunion.

Your laughter is the wind that stirs the leaves,

A whisper of joy that dances through the air,

And in its absence, the world feels still,

As if holding its breath, waiting for your return.

You are the ink to my unwritten letters,

The words that spill from my heart onto the page,

Without you, the sentences falter,

And the paragraphs drift, searching for their meaning.

In the garden of my dreams, you are the rose,

A bloom of beauty amidst the thorns of time,

And though the distance may try to wither our bond,

My love for you remains steadfast, ever in bloom.

So I wait, like a poet for inspiration,

For the moment when our paths converge once more,

And until then, I carry you with me,

In every heartbeat, in every breath, in every whispered "I miss you."