Alone in the dark I sit

listening to the silent stars

screaming through the hushed

darkness in the light of the moon;

and you touch my hand.

Excitement flows through me

until the pain is too much to

bear and I open my eyes

to find that I was dreaming.

Through watery eyes I search

to find a smile in a crowd of

people that doesn’t exist; when

the weight of loneliness finally

hits me I tremble in fear

of days to come – alone.

Quickly I drift out of bed

to draw the curtains and to

close the door – it’s 6:00 am and

the first hint of light threatens

to intrude on the shadows of self-pity

surrounding.

Again I fade off to sleep to

remember the times we were

together and knew each other

in our hearts and in my mind.

geoff 8/25/84