the waiting

I woke this morning

and you were there

not in a corporeal sense

but in every other way

I haven't seen you

but I know you

we haven't touched

but I feel you

life has become surreal

ghostly images of you

float through my dreams

my consciousness raised

I haven't held you

but I've felt your love

we haven't kissed

but when we do...

(oh my God, when we do...)

the clocks will stop for us

when we touch, we will become one

once I've held you, nothing else will matter

once we've kissed, our lives will be changed

for now

I must abide

anticipation building

my head knows the value of patience

my heart understands the reward of release