The darkness catches my eye as I wake, alone,
I stumble from the warmth of my bed,
the covers that have protected me during the long night pushed aside,
crumpled just like the way I feel....

I walk down my winding stairs in a daze, trying to snap out of this mood,
opening the curtains wide I see the start of the day beginning to appear upon the horizon, the first snatch of light, I smile as I think of you,
you far from me, never felt, never seen but yet you have touched my heart.

Not a day goes by when I don't think of you,
your life elsewhere is in the hands of someone else,
I can but watch from the shadows, grateful of what we share,
what we have and what I love.

As I sit on my sofa and watch the morning news,
the only thoughts that echo through my head are you,
I imagine you asleep in the early hours...
I wish I could just lay beside you and watch you for once, sleeping soundly, safe and pleased.