…of forever

Too long we have been apart
and I listen for you still
mind and spirit forever restless
even after all these years
my heart longs with every beat
of the passing of time
which could do little to change our course
yet, you exist through it all
you are timeless, never forgotten
and I am like the night
longing to immerse myself in the stars
my clandestine melancholy forever lingering
until I am made stone
with sudden dread and passion
my surroundings start to fade
you carry me away from this
to another time, another place
and love me softly, entwined as one
we slowly melt the loneliness in between
with just one kiss
in one lasting moment, love finding home
don’t lose your way my love
because these are the days of forever
©Ann Bagnall