wisps of you are caught in this room
shadows of things you left behind
waiting for me to stumble upon them
and send me backwards through time

you know where I rest my head
at night do you see me on your ceiling
as you stare counting stars to fall asleep
you must cause I get that strange feeling

one thousand thirty one days drift by
that long, I’ve known you lie awake
fingering memories of me, before the same
dreams that I have manage to over take

hospital cots, recliners, beds
you close your eyes as I close mine
tears tremble on my lashes as I pray for you
and that you’ll be next to me one day, just fine

words become blurred when read
a thousand times over I’m sure you’ve said
that you love me so much in so many ways
they ring untruths in my head

I’m looking for you in places you’ve never been
my shattered romance built to the sky
but you’ll come through when I’m barely hanging on
hold me through the lines you say without asking why

and then sometimes you’re there
when I wasn’t even looking for you
and you hold me in person
it’s the only thing you’ve been asked to do.