Out of Reach

I reach and try to touch you,

I strain my eyes to see,

I force my ears to listen

For words meant just for me.

I fool myself with make-believe,

And have done so for a while,

Your glance says that you love me,

However it's just a smile.

And when I'm feeling lonely,

I tell myself you're there,

Your arms protect and hold me,

Then do I even dare

To imagine you beside me,

With me every day,

To hope you'll come and find me

And take my pain away?

And when at last I'm woken

And taken from this world

I find no arms around me,

No words of love are heard.

However hard I listen,

I hear no heart-filled speech,

However long I search for it,

Your love stays out of reach.