Missing You

I think about you constantly
   When I'm moving at the speed of light
   or thoughtfully contemplating the meaning of it

At first I was missing your body
   Warm, comforting, symbiotic
And then your companionship
   Fun, adventurous, supportive

But now I miss YOU

I miss you like a sad pup lost among the red woods
Not just your face and the coy smirk you flash my way
But your soul, your entire being

I miss how you make me laugh
And even more how you make me cry
Because at least I know, then, that I'm alive
That I feel the way I feel
And I'm not some empty shell of a man
Hollowed out with no place to call home

I know now what this all means
That there can be someone above the rest
A new category of being with whom all is right
And you can never feel wrong

You are that man for me
But I can only hope that I am yours


Luke J Holifield