I lie here in this bed
Alone with my thoughts
Your picture on my wall
Reminding me again
Of what I cannot have
I close my eyes with one last look
Drifting into restless sleep
Your face is all I see
The first and last image I have
My thoughts confused
My wakened confusion dims
As my dreams come alive
Love and laughter mix
With sadness and loss
Tossing and turning
What I wish so near
But then so far
Snatched away from me
As I lose my way
In my dreams of you
Reflecting my reality
No calming dreams for me
Shattered illusions
Mocking me
Tearing my very soul
Tears fall on my cheek
Their wetness wakes me
Through the blur I see
Your smiling face
And I cry again
PAT BROGAN 2002