Lift Me Up

It isn't easy

being so in love with you
and not being able to see you

every day. There are times

When I'd give anything

just to be able

to gaze into your eyes

or hold you in my arms,

even for a few minutes.
I always feel incomplete,

like a part of me is missing,

when we're not together.

I know that, right now,

this is how things have to be,

but that doesn't make it

any easier to bear.

Everyday without you

just reminds me of the joy

you add to my life,

joy that I'm missing...a lot.

So don't forget that I love you,

that I'm thinking of you,

and that I'm counting

every minute

until we're together again.

-Linda Lee Elrod-

Thanks to my Patto for your cards, poems and letters.

Like raindrops and dews that keep trees and flowers lush and alive, they lift me up and help me go on in this lonely city life.

Love you always.