I Dream of You

I dream of you

every night

just before I fall asleep

drifting thoughts

drift to you

I find myself

thoughtlessly

fruitlessly

smiling

stroking my own face

mock attempts

to feel your cheek

near mine

the fantom weight

of you

in my empty arms

you haunt me

living ghost and spectre

I see your pale smile

I see you here

in the dark

with my eyes closed

I curse that they might open

and you slip away

from me

forever