Craving in Silence

Your breath lingers, though you're not here,

A phantom touch I hold so dear.

Your scent, your warmth, still haunt the air,

A burning ache I cannot bear.

Eyes that lock with unsaid desire,

A silent spark ignites the fire.

I feel your hand, though it’s not near,

A shadowed caress I long to revere.

The curve of your lips, the depth of your gaze,

Pulls me closer in a lover's daze.

Yet fate stands guard, a cruel, cold wall,

Keeping us apart through it all.

The brush of your skin, the heat it would bring,

Is a song I crave but cannot sing.

I see you, I feel you in every beat,

A tempest of longing I cannot defeat.

If I could, I’d close this space,

Trace your body, memorize your face.

But I’m stranded here, in this cruel divide,

With every touch my heart’s denied.

In every fleeting, stolen glance,

I feel the depth of our unchanced dance.

Forever wanting, forever denied,

Yet still I burn, with you inside.