Breathing

I want to hear you breathing Not just know that you're alive Proximity is vital For my beating heart to thrive The spoken words a niceness You won't hear me complain But the silence in-between them Life's invisible refrain I want to feel you breathing Just the warm breeze on my cheek As you lean across to whisper Something precious and unique I'll smile and nod agreement As your face it pulls away I know you cannot be here Yet I long for you to stay I want to see you breathing In the winter's Christmas light A gift that we've been given Amongst other gifts this night If only, in this season When the nights draw into black, All this distance in-between us Could draw breath to bring you back