I'm dying without love;
a shadow on my heart
waiting for you.
Patience is a virtue
which I have none of.
Anticipation and longing,
keeping it alive.
Fantasy is fine,
but is it enough?
Haven't we both suffered
and paid the price
that loneliness brings?
Where do we belong?
Love is spiritual they say,
and I agree.
But, I still need
strong arms holding me.
Is that a sin,
or a human thing,
to want, to need,
and to succeed?
Waiting many years
for my man to come.
Life is like a song,
my heart is singing;
counting the days.
Are we worth the wait?
I believe we are,
but a dreamer am I.
I can't give up the fight;
I can't give us up today.
Just let me say;
I think of you,
wish for you,
dream of you.
Believing you feel
the same way too.
Someday we'll touch, and kiss.
Memories will build
a bridge between us two.
Don't say you love me,
for we don't know
what love can bring,
until we can caress
each other's pain.

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by Dottie F.