tell me
you are real
tell me you are
i dont need to see
your face
but tell me you speak
only the truth
when we talk
tell me your brows cross
when i act silly
tell me you smile
when you see me
i dont need to touch
your hand
to feel your warmth
as things are now, you are
doing more than that
enough to last a night
otherwise lost in solitude
and then another
waited in hope
tell me you are
real
tell me
you are
a friend sent from above
or maybe the ocean where i once drowned
or perhaps from down under who gave
the push to rise
above pains and loneliness
to defy defeat
and yield to life
i know i shall
die some more, leaving
a million lives
more pebbles await a trip
on the journey
to the shore
i know i shall
live again and then again
waking to dreams some turned
to lies
eclipse will happen
again...sometimes
and you may no longer be
there to watch, much less to nudge
let tomorrow worry about its child
today you're here
tell me
you are
