True Love Waits and the Reply
My dearest love, I hope this finds you well.
You said you needed time apart to think.
My world has shattered, and each day is hell
without you! Into nothingness I sink.
I know how frightened you’ve been to commit
to our relationship. And when you said
you wished to date around, I had to grit
my teeth! I think about you in the bed
of someone else! Oh, darling, don’t you miss
my gentle touch each morning when you wake?
I can’t accept the ending of such bliss!
Recall our many good times. For the sake
of all we had, I'm waiting, and I pray
that you will not throw everything away.
My love, I got your note and had to write
you back because I need for you to know
I think about you every day and night.
I look outside and see the falling snow
reminding me of those sweet moments when
we’d come in from the cold and then get warm
beside a fire, make love all night, and then
I’d wake to find you snuggled by my arm.
There is no one but you. and I was wrong
to leave you! Oh, Darling, please forgive me.
I’m coming home, and now it won’t be long
till I am in your arms. How patiently
you’ve waited! You have shown a love so true
I likewise pledge my lasting love to you.
Written October 15, 2016
For Phillip Garcia's True Love Waits - 2 English Sonnets Contest
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