your silence

your silence
cuts at my heart
at my mind
like a dull knife
i tear and bleed
just tear and bleed

your presence
in my love's harbor
ebbs and flows
like the ocean tide
pull and i rise
push and i fall

my memories
are scented with sweetness
your kisses
your caresses soothe me
i reach to touch
still reach to touch

mckavanaugh