Waiting up

three in the morning, and you're not here.
You're out there somewhere,
I don't know where,
I can't reach you there.

I keep my endless vigil
try to hold on to hope.
The earth turns, time passes on
life fades before me like smoke.

Sometimes I wonder, will the waiting end?
How long will it be till I see you again?

The children are sleeping but I am awake
waiting and wondering with a crushing heartache.