The Perpetual Love Affair

my eyes ache and yearn for

sleep(it has

been so long

since they've been more than

faint

acquaintances),

yet they are unsettled and,

really,

un

willing

to close and rest

without the silhouette

of the body i have

explored and come to

adore, slumbering

beside(against and around)me.

but they find solace in the

hope(how they hope)

that they may see

you yet

from behind their own thin

shields.

but it can only be when their love affair

is reawakened and rekindled, and i find myself

in slumber once again.