Outside,
I am perfectly happy...

You chew up my words,
swallow them aggressively...

Can you see the colors
of the beautiful ocean...

I long for you - day and night,
missing your warm embrace...

I love the feeling of your gentle touch,
The way your hand searches for mine...

Love.
It's all we have...

I could write you a hundred-page letter,
but that still wouldn't convey enough...

I stare into the dark sky;
never had it looked so eerie...

Messages are sent,
prayers are penned...

I do not have a fever
yet I'm burning inside...

One September morning
I awakened from a dream...

Rummaging through my cluttered room,
I found something unexpected...