I Ache For Him

I ache in desperation
To cling closely
As if one with his shadow
I ache with envy
Each time his attention
I’m deprived of
Yet…
It’s held by someone else
I ache with separation
That comes and goes 
So easily to him
I ache for him
I ache because of him
I ache within
My ache is him

Lay
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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