Aches of Missing

This Missing You
washes over me
in such varied waves and ways
Sometimes soft and sweet,
Yearning,
Beautiful
Haunted by rich memories
Nearly relived

Sometimes it’s passionate and pounding
With strength
Awesome
Unforgettable
Rushing as the ocean
Breaking hard and salty
on my softened pleading shores…

Then there are the times
Like tonight
When The Missing presses in
Harsh & steady
With a heavy weight
a frigid fear of loss
This Missing nearly suffocates my heart
Slipping into
So lonely without you

Return me to that sweetest passion
Miss me, too
with promises & hope