What We Cannot Possess
Darkness falls and blocks my view,
‘Tis then that I most long for you
Your sea green eyes and silvery hair;
The moon above the frosty air.
I lie awake and try to sleep,
I close my eyes, but peace won’t keep
I want your presence, I want your kiss
I want your warmth on a night like this.
Tears slide past my trembling lips
As I clutch my pillow with red fingertips
Such longing is followed only by pain
Misery flooding me, manifest as rain.
The night slips away, the hours creep by
I’ve gotten no rest, no solitude have I . . .
But sunrise is nigh, I can feel heartache fly
As the sun awakens, my spirits climb high.
Morning has conquered the deafening dark
Now finally I rest, willing to embark
The night becomes hazy, a faint memory
But when the sun sets, there again you will be.
You haunt my world, my nights, my dreams
You cloud my mind, my soul, it seems
Each night you make me yearn so, it burns
But I wouldn’t change it, my life-blood, it churns.
I ask, why must we only desire
The fantasy, the dream, the jewel in the fire
We never want diamonds, or pearls, or finesse
We want perfection, what we cannot possess.
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