Wispy smokes of dawn to filter through
Memories of frozen winters, inner land
Now the fog replaces frigid breath
And rain for months on end instead of snow

Two decades have passed since life
First graced me with my presence on this earth
And in this young time I realize
How long I’ve been alone

Not that friends haven’t been there by my side
Not that familial bonds aren’t strong and caring
But that the word that avoids my lips
Also evades my heart this seeming eternity

I long, as all do, for the clouds to move
For the sun to shine again in winter
Whether ending the rain or melting the snow
I long to love and to know love in return

Never have my emotions been full of its passion
Never have I felt the urge to be by one’s side
Far from reach, all shadowed faces and figures
The closest I can get to her song; love’s dance and light

Perhaps one day I’ll wake and “bam!” it will hit me
They say it only takes a moment
Wish it would hurry up in my foolish, naïve impatience
Would love one day soon grip my heart

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Written 22/03/06