i have missed you,
in crazy ways-
have held your picture
sick,
wishing
i could reach out-
and fall into your
arms.
i have been frantic,
at the thought of our paths
never bringing me back to that place-
and I realize my soul aches for it.
and I guess I have always known
i love you,
in a deep and complex way-
intimately,
though not as a lover, but
with a passion
more fierce than
any meaning
”friend”
could ever encompass…
a connection
independent of the labels
that break us down into something
less human...