Torch Bearer

I woke from slumber yearning for your touch Once more to melt into your warm embrace A gentle love like I have never known Engulfed my senses captivating me I tried to listen to your beating heart When silent realization haunted me A distant memory circumscribed my thoughts As emptiness became my bedfellow I sank into my covers of despair And looked upon the torch within my grasp The flickering flame was threatening to expire But reminiscent embers never fail To re-ignite the fires within my soul Content to trade a thousand lonely nights For favor granted me so long ago I wrapped myself in thoughts of you once more And lay within the bed that I had made