Alone The night is barren and stillStretching endlesslyTo an unreachable dawnHow quickly you left me behindBanishing me to solitudeAn unfinished thought Still lingering on your lipsWhile you followed the beckoning call of slumberYour presence is warm beside meArms holding me closeThe sound of your breathing, soft in my earAnd I ache for the comfortOf your heart speaking to mineDesperate for you to understandAnd quench the thirst of my soul for yoursI struggle in the darknessIn quiet desperationTo deny my loneliness And still the mad rush of my thoughtsPleading in silence for the rescue of sleepBut the torment
The Search Since dawn of timeDesire has roamedThe landscapes of mans heartSeeking balanceAnd yearning forIts needed counterpartHow many venturesAre set forthSeeking comforts tiesAnd if not foundThe quest resumesDenying compromiseYet once discoveredTrue love servesTo quench the thirsty soulIt does completeA partial heartBy making one half whole
Dispassionate Eyes Standing before meViewing me with dispassionate eyesWhat do you see?Your icy gazeAnalyzing with cold logicAll that I am All that I am notWeighed againstAll that you think I should beI am diminished in the balanceMy heartMy soulMy selfNegatedWithout meaning or valueAt not meeting your expectationsAnd as I struggleFinding myselfYour dispassionate eyesLook right through meSeeing...Nothing
Three One is his constantFaithful and trueThe nourishing loveThe times he is bluePatient and loyalAlways she's thereA steadying presenceOf comfort and careEndlessly givingFor little returnUnderstanding her placeKnowing her turnOf her he is certainAnd feeling secureTakes freedom to followDesire and lureThe other his passionA brilliant new treasureSparking a flameGiving him pleasureShe fills him with wonderA sense of delightYearning sweet momentsLong into the nightAnd of the two worldsHe is given the bestThe beauties that love himLeft sharing the rest.
The Bridge The bridge spans far across the gorgeIts planking old and wornAnd on this lonely side I standForgotten and forlornMany times it length I've crossedTo join you on your sideAs you have journeyed oft in turnAcross the great divideThe bridge has weathered many stormsNeglect and disrepairSo now it scarce can bear the weightTo bring me safely thereIt sways and shudders with each stepI take to cross the breachLess often do I venture forthThough you're within my reachThe bridge grows weaker day by dayA sad link to the pastAnd though I long to cross againI fear it won't hold fastI'm terrified to cross aloneThe
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