"Goodnight"

"Goodnight"
You said
After all was said and done
And you retired to your land
of peace, and of tranquility
I was left behind
Awake
Away from you
Thinking of you
Aching for you
And dreaming of those nights
That we spend in each other's arms.
Together.

Sit, I did
In a torment of endless unrest
Ceaseless awake
Unable to find the peace
I so long yearn for
No remedy to help me pass on
No kiss to relieve me
From my lasting walk
Through the night
And into day

I watched the sun coming up
Over the rooftops
As the moon must be coming up
Over yours
Half a world away
Half a lifetime ago
I held you
In unison as we watched
A setting sun together
Then drifted into slumber
As one
No fitful dreams of terror
No waking in tears

Just the solace of sleeping
In the embrace
Of purity.

So goodnight, my love
And sleep well.
May rest find you this night
As the full moon watches over you
As I wait,
Half a world away
Half a lifetime away
For the sun to set
And for the night to come.