By Dana
Date: 2003 Jun 25
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Vivid Memories

Why is it that the times
I want and need you most
to be with me
are the times
when you absolutely cannot?
I don't want these moments
specifically, because
I can't have them.
The chips just land that way,
but, that doesn't make it any more
bearable. It doesn't sooth
my aching heart anymore.
We don't have many
minutes alone together
and, therefore, need to
remember them as they
come upon us,
but, I long for you to hold me
as you always will,
as you always have.
I long for you
to embrace me
with your arms outstretched,
and kiss me
as you always do
with your soft, tender lips.
The vivid memories
of your taste isn't enough
to satisfy my hunger
for your lips to mine,
for your masculine arms
wrapped around me,
for your body entwined with mine.
The vivid memories
that I can taste and feel
as though you were with me
at this very moment
are just not good enough
for the longing I feel for you.
I cannot find
what I need from you
in a romance novel.
That will not satisfy my craving.
You are more romantic
than any romance novel
I could read.
Our love is not written
across pages, but,
is written in our hearts,
in our minds,
in the way we
make each other feel
everyday of our lives,
in the way you make
all my fears
temporarily nonexistent
when you caress me
within your grasp.
My soul is not complete
when I am longing to be with you.
I'm deeply looking forward
to time alone with you again
so that my soul
may rest until the next time
I long for you when I cannot have.