ghostly darkness

In the silence of our shared space I find myself lost in my own pace

Your presence is a familiar shape

But your absence is a heavy ache

Your words are music to my ears

But often feel like empty cheers

I crave the depth of your eyes

But they seem to hold only sighs

We're two souls living in the same skin

Two hearts beating with different kin

I long to be seen, to be heard, to be known

But instead I'm just a ghostly tone

In the night, when darkness falls I'm left with only my own calls

The echoes of my whispered fears

The ghosts of tears that bring no cheer

Your touch ignites a fleeting flame

But it's quickly extinguished by your name

You call me yours, but I'm unsure

If you truly hear my heart's appeal, or just a word or two