Love Poem: Missing You
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Written by: Julie Preston

Missing You

Missing you
Desperate as a fish out of water
      Struggling to breathe
    I need you like heartbeat
Aching with constant pounding
My pulse reverberating my soul 
   Echoing another dimension 
Will it reach another living being?
Will it reach you?
Can it travel the distance to your world?

             Missing you
As the absence of gloves on a cold winter’s day
       Wanting you more than warmth
Yearning for you to fill the chilled void inside
      This blanket wrapped around me 
  Cannot replace the heat from your Love
        I am fire without flame 
            An unlit candle
        Burning for a match
     To ignite my hungry heart

            Missing you
   Lightening without thunder
     I can’t hear myself think
For the essence of sound has escaped me
    I have nothing to hold onto
Clutching myself for consolation 
Hands pressed against my breasts
Congested with my own suffocating paranoia
    Lacking the presence of you

            Missing you
 I am a desolate desert drought
        Thirsting for water
     My movements are dry
       I have no motivation 
As you are my only source of inspiration 
But I am lost in this world without you near
      I am discarded dreams
             Left to die

            Missing you
   To the utmost extreme
            Missing you
     And all that I know
And I know you better than the back of my hand
    Mapped out in my mind 
     Our lives intertwined 
Despite the distance between us
     I recall holding your hand
It was like finding my missing piece
Suddenly everything made sense
     Now my eyes read vacancy
     Until I hold you close again