What We Cannot Possess

Darkness falls and blocks my view, ‘Tis then that I most long for you Your sea green eyes and silvery hair; The moon above the frosty air. I lie awake and try to sleep, I close my eyes, but peace won’t keep I want your presence, I want your kiss I want your warmth on a night like this. Tears slide past my trembling lips As I clutch my pillow with red fingertips Such longing is followed only by pain Misery flooding me, manifest as rain. The night slips away, the hours creep by I’ve gotten no rest, no solitude have I . . . But sunrise is nigh, I can feel heartache fly As the sun awakens, my spirits climb high. Morning has conquered the deafening dark Now finally I rest, willing to embark The night becomes hazy, a faint memory But when the sun sets, there again you will be. You haunt my world, my nights, my dreams You cloud my mind, my soul, it seems Each night you make me yearn so, it burns But I wouldn’t change it, my life-blood, it churns. I ask, why must we only desire The fantasy, the dream, the jewel in the fire We never want diamonds, or pearls, or finesse We want perfection, what we cannot possess.