Silence richocheted off the walls Interupted only by sobbing Without trying you could feel the aching Silence richocheted off the walls Interupted only by the sobbing Without trying you could feel the aching Sense the fear Touching smelling as if they were so real Knowing it to be true Retreating with fevered prayers upon your lips That suffering cannot belong to you You dare not go to close to that kind of sorrow It's dark,cold and infinitely lonely I loiter at it's edges as it snaps at me Frozen in place hoping my synthetic patience will reward me Waiting for you So I won't have to go back to the house With the windows without lights bereft of cheer An empty house is not a home I wait for you to walk through the door So this house won't be empty anymore I love you on that you need not doubt the rest pray I Without hesitation you figure me out Lexi Hilife 2003
Reason for writing:
When I was home and the love of my life was working out of state and it was awful damn lonesome.
Birth sign: Leo
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