the raspy-voiced singer
croons our love songs
and again
my broken heart
longs for you,
my darling man.

touch me,
like I've dreamed of
in those lust-filled moments
of dark solitude.

My body yearns
for your embrace,
my being aches
for your lips,
you strong arms,
your presence.

I sense you
spying on me
across a crowded room,
watching me
sip champagne
through ruby lips.

Where I go,
there you are,
where I sleep,
there you lay.

when nightfall comes,
waves of passion
run through me,
as the last candle flickers,
I know
you watch over me.