YOU'RE THE AIR I BREATHE

 

 

Adrift under fading sunlight

Day gives way to starlight

There is no light in my solitary sea

As I miss you here with me

 

My heart is alone and hurting

Filled with emotion.

I'm drowning in this ocean.

Wishing you come back to me

Because you're the air I breathe!

 

I let you leave this morning

Clouds of anger, waves of pain

couldn't get my ego moored

so you left for peaceful shores

 

now I'm out here all alone 

I see the lighthouse but can't come home.

abandoned in lonely seas

needing you to help me breathe

 

I've been treading water,

gotta phone, need my lifeline!

please come back to me

Girl you're the air I breathe!

 

Phone is ringing but no answer,

my heart is beating faster!

Times is running out on me

Girl you're the air I breathe!

 

I was selfish to your emotions

now I'm drowning in a lonely ocean

Only you can set me free

Girl You're the air I breathe!

 

Sorrowful tears are now flowing

as I hear your keys at the door

my tank fills with emotion

as you run right up to me

I hold you close, breathe your emotion

I want you to feel my need

In my ocean of lost emotion

you came and rescued me

your love has set me free

Girl you're the air I breathe!

 

© 2012 Eddie Phillips

Author's Note

Please comment. Bad or good I would appreciate the feedback. I am new on the site.

Reviews

[Glen Yumang Manese]

I enjoyed the theme concept of the piece...seems heart-felt and over-endearing... --- but I believe that is the point you wanted to convey to the audience...also has a song type of feel...yet I was drawn back a bit with the phone thing...just did not sound convincing enough for me...but just IMPO...the read felt more old school in the beginning and then takes a quick course with the present time with the phone takes that all away...the phone would not work --- water damage...

[Eddie Phillips]

Please comment. Bad or good I would appreciate the feedback. I am new on the site.

[Phantom Heart]

Nice poem. I think it is written really sweet.
"Adrift under fading sunlight
Day gives way to starlight
There is no light in my solitary sea
As I miss you here with me"
Great visuals in this poem!