Lost in a time of half remembered dreams

where you and I laughed and loved together.

Lost to the touch a lover once gave

to my heart and then to my soul.

Lost in emotions that grew so strong

that I thought surely could not end.

Lost to the memories of “us” with

no desire to return to time without you.

Lost as empty hands reach out in the

darkness, trying to touch,

trying to embrace you once again

and finding nothing there.

Lost in the tears that stream down

my face as silence replaces

the sound of your voice,

as numbness replaces the caress

of your hand.

Lost in the memories of long hours

making love and lying in each

other’s arms.

Sleep brings blessed return to

that which I yearn for in my slumber

and long to return to when I am awake.

I would give my life that I would

not love you. But what was firmly

anchored there does not easily fade.

So I remain just simply….lost