new poem

these are the hours
these lonely times
that haunt my soul
and your not there

these are the hours
that tears will fall
and hearts will ache
and your not there

yours was the chest
where i lay my head
the heartbeat that sang me to sleep
your lips were the lips
that i kissed goodnight

your smile was the smile
that sang to my soul
your arms were mine to hold

all of these things
now no longer mine
as the hours crawl by
and i wipe my tears
and ache
and your not here