Shadow

If I could love a shadow 

with a love so strong and true 

it never could be broken, 

that shadow would be you. 

Feel your arms around me, 

hear you breathe in my mind, 

but in turning to hold you, 

empty air is all I'd find. 

Thirsting for your kisses, 

hungry for your love, 

afraid to trust or love one 

I can never be sure of. 

Was I lost in reverie 

or were you really there? 

Maybe my loneliness 

made you appear. 

Not really a lover,   

nor a friend, 

nor even a dreamto bring me  

comfort in the night 

just an echo of a feeling 

my heart held within, 

just a wisp of a thought 

out of sight.