Until the Wind Dies

The moments come
ever so brief
When your absence washes over me
bathing me in heartache

Like now,
When the lightening rages
outside my window
And there is no warm
body for security

I lie here wide
awake watching fragments of
the storm pass overhead
As if viewing our destruction
from the inside out

My heart beats with terror
and awe
Until the wind dies
and silence becomes the place
I've been longing to touch