Go Now, Love

I know you have to leave, so go now, love I'll be waiting here for you, it's okay- And missing you doesn't start instantly Since your presence lingers, for a short time Like the afterimage on your retina When you've been looking at a light too long And see it even after turning away But after blinking a few times realize You've been standing alone in the darkness; Somehow the shadows crept in unnoticed- They must have snuck in with the cruel silence That mocks me every time I'm without you So hurry back to me soon, my sweet love Come back to me, please, come back to me