With Or Without You

My heart
It awakens with each sound of your breath
With each word that travels to my ears
It beats not, though, in your presence
As the want for you seems an unbearable death
A pause in the continuance of living
Whereby I am not alive with or without you
I am but one who wishes to have you
Your breath upon my skin, your eyes
To open and close again with the vision of
My heart
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Strand Avatar
December 30, 2008 at 1:33 AM
glad your are back amongst us again Michael.Rgds Brian & thanks for your welcome comments
White Avatar
December 29, 2008 at 8:54 PM
Michael one word, enthralled, great write, thanks for you welcomed comments, take care, D-nyce
Jordan Avatar
December 29, 2008 at 9:56 AM
Beautiful Poetry Michael - I'm glad to see you have returned - God Bless my friend, MJ
Payne Avatar
December 29, 2008 at 7:39 AM
This is so romantic and beautiful, your love is so passionate I can feel it through this, awesome write. Blessings, ~Michaela~
Richards Avatar
December 29, 2008 at 6:53 AM
The romantic side is showing this morning, and who could resist such a beautiful expression of love!! Someone would melt at the first few words! Well done, Michael! Good wishes in 2009!! Love, Carrie
Reynolds Avatar
December 29, 2008 at 6:25 AM
Well, you are such a romantic! Your words must delight that wife of yours to no end! P.S-I'm so sorry about your friend (bi-polar) they say my young son is bi-polar, he also has sever adhd, so he has a hard time of it, he worries me all the time. :( I think my mother may have also been, so it's hard for us, but mostly for him. God bless.
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