Love

I wait
so long
and hum
the tune
the words
are lost
and meaning
gone

you wait
with me
how long?
unknown
your expression
is everything
longing
hoping
craving
needing
love

I dream of others
when love was real
the mind forgets
what the heart conceals
repaired by time
but now empty again

just once
to feel
love

ae
Aug 2002