Being Single

The hardest thing about being single,
Is being alone,
I miss things like, snuggles at bedtime,
Cooking for someone other than myself,
Sitting in the garden and looking up at the stars
And having that special someone next to you.

Being in a relationship it’s not about the sex,
It’s about the connection,
Having someone who thinks and feels
As you do about them, they do about you.
Waking up next to the person you hope
To spend the rest of your life with
And just listening to them breathe
For a moment
Before you plant a kiss on their cheek
Because you just can’t help yourself.

Laying your arm across their stomach
Just so you can feel close to them in the morning light
That streams through the window,
Listening to the birds chatter outside,
Knowing the reason you get up and go to work is so,
The person you love, has everything they need
And that they are about to do the same thing for you.

It’s about goals and dreams of the future,
Knowing you will walk side by side,
Hand in hand through the years,
As each day another grey hair appears on your head,
And another wrinkle around your eyes,
Yet all they see is you,
And love you even more for it.

Loneliness is a killer,
The silence of the night,
The emptiness of the bed,
Where your ears ring because the silence is deafening,
No warmth of another body beside you
So much that even the blankets cannot keep you warm.

Waking in the morning
And reaching across
Your hand reaching for nothing
And realising you are alone again.
Rolling over and looking at the empty space
Beside you.

Being alone is not always lonely
Until you come home at night
And shut the door
Leaving the world of work and friends behind
Because they cannot comfort you
In these moments
And you do not want them to

I wish I could find that special someone to be close to
To run naked in the rain with
Lie down on the soft grass and
Have them kiss me gently on the lips
And tell me how much they adore me
How much they want me

To run for the car and speed all the way
Home
Knowing
They want you all to themselves
To kiss passionately
As you tear at each other’s clothes, and
They tumble to the floor
As you’re laid softly on the bed
Before being made love to

To roll over and stroke the face
Of the man you love
Cherish
Adore
And have him kiss your finger tips
The palm of your hand as
You run it across his lips
The warmth
Of love

Being single is cold
It’s like ice living inside you
And you can never get warm
The colours around you dull
To a shade that blends into one
And everything looks grey

I miss having someone
I miss having you
The special person I am meant to be with
I know you are out there
Maybe just around the corner
But until I meet you
And my soul entwines with yours
I am cold
I am alone
Waiting for you