A Lover's Lament

Another day
Another week
Another month
Another year

Another time
Another life
Another chance
To hold you near

Another way for me to say
How much it is I love you
Another way for me to show
How much it is I care

One more lament from me to you
One more last fleeting thought
One more last chance for me to be
The one who stands beside you

And yet you're gone
Or never here
So near and yet so far
All I can do is write to you
And hope that you will read this

But don't ask me why it is I write
Don't ask me what it is I hope for
Don't ask me where I wish to go
Or what it is I want to do

Don't ask me when I will arrive
Don't ask me how to get there
Don't ask me anything at all
Just know that I still care

I do not think you'll understand
I do not think you'll comment
I doubt many of you will comprehend
Who it is I write for

But those of you who do perceive
The meaning of my writing
Yes, there are those I cannot deceive
With sleight of hand or hiding

I ask of you to read and know
The depth of my desire
For her, for love, for us to grow
Hand in hand beside the fire

And so today I say to you,
Oh subject of this poem
Just give me one more shot at love
Just give me one more chance

Another day
Another week
Another month
Another year

All these are past
And here we are
Unknown
And yet so near?