
Ephemeral Lover
Sometimes when I sit all alone
I sense someone never known
Yet this never surprises me
The ghost of fingers in my hair
Whispered words through the air
Still impeding actuality
Graceful arms entwine in mine
A soft hand traces my spine
For us, nothing stands between
Spectral light illuminates our skin
Our time has now stretched too thin
We have reached the apogee
A tear is brushed from my eye
Somehow, I believed in this lie
A warped wish next to reality
I awaken from these phantom dreams
And yearn for a touch that gleams
But memory does swiftly flee
The persisting hope has yet to leave
To find tangibility to receive
Someplace distant I can see
That is where she will be