Come Back to Me

Come Back to Me

Come back to me
to sleep in my arms
to just be

It is lonely here in my room
shadows on the wall casting a pale gloom
the bed empty beside me
this is where you are supposed to be

Come back to me
to sleep in my arms
to just be

I know you have to be away
I understand this during the light of day
But as shadows fall upon the land
It just does not rest well with slumber's plan

Come back to me
to sleep in my arms
to just be

I am greedy for your touch
Your presence I miss so very much
My skin cooled by the air tonight
Knowing your hands upon my skin - would make it right

Come back to me
to sleep in my arms
to just be

My slumber far from blissful
Tossing and Turning, patches of sleep fitful
I long for the peaceful slumber
snuggled in your arms, I remember

Come back to me
to sleep in my arms
to just be

Now as I am somewhere nearing
sleep, in my mind engineering
Visions of you come before my eyes
Filling me with warmth I cannot disguise

Come back to me
to sleep in my arms
to just be

Counting the days... one to ten
until we can be warm & snuggled close again
Fitting together like spoons
By the light of the moon

Come back to me
to sleep in my arms
to just be

But for tonight, I will drift away
with images of us in my head at play
Tomorrow, then the next night, one, two, three
Praying you hurry back to me

Come back to me
to sleep in my arms
to just be

Reviews

[Elisa]

Thanks so much. I would agree - this is one of my best yet. I actually wrote by request for an online publication. I gave them 2 and they published the other - but I meditated and ruminated over some key words and went with it. I felt very focused and I am very pleased with the outcome.

[BlakeL79]

This has to be one of your most well crafted pieces I've yet to read. None of the prose is forced and it flows very beautfiully. I am particularly found of this line -
"But as shadows fall upon the land
It just does not rest well with slumber's plan"
I do admit a fondness for the word slumber.
And even though there's a slight hiccup here -
"Now as I am somewhere nearing
sleep, in my mind engineering"
still very creative.
Thank you for sharing.