Can You Sleep?
By: JoAnna Martin

Can you sleep at night
knowing that I am not there?
Can you hear me when I 
breathe your name into the air?
Can you sleep at night
not knowing when we’ll meet again?
Can you hear my mind’s thoughts
wishing for you in the end? 
Hold me.
Breathe me.
Love me.
Need me.
Can you feel my hearts appetite
longing for your kiss?
Can you see when you’re gone
how much you are missed?
Can you feel your soul penetrated
by my fiery gaze?
Can you see that fate works 
in mysterious ways?
Hold me.
Breathe me.
Love me.
Need me.
Let me reach out to your heart.
Let me tear down the wall that keeps us apart.
Let me touch you, feel your love.
Let me know what your dreams are made of.
Let me love you. 


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