Tuneless Whispers

I taste your kiss
lingering
on my bottom lip

the caress of it
hanging there
and tingling

You surround me

In your absence
the air
it rings
and hurts my ears

like a frequency is missing
something I have heard
for years

Undefineable
but oh-so real

Your greeting upon return
washes over me
and soothes

My body
that feels as though it had been
exposed to the harshest elements

I am consistently starved
for your existence
for your presence
for your cool and aloof affections
just... for you.

Your gentle snores
falling rapidly in my ear
syncing with my heartbeat
as it slows

To beat softer
and pull you through my body
absorbing thoroughly
the ways you make me feel

And again, when you are gone
I feel a void I never knew I had
When I cannot reach out
and run my fingers
down your spine

across your stomach

to pull you close
and feel you finally yield
in the safety
of OUR embrace.