ON MY COUCH On my couch there are three poems (this being the third) One of hope One of hurt And this one, reclaiming the hope I once had. I never thought I'd love another As much as my dearest D, But here on my couch Is that love Unaware that I am watching. Two years ago, I wrote of hope One year ago, I wrote of hurt Now, hope has resurrected And has rekindled my heart. Two years has this muse lived Two hours has this muse been asleep Unaware that I am watching One thing that D gave that this Muse hasn't Is returned love. Why? This, on my couch, is all I asked for, since D, that is. A lifetime of wishes Is on my couch Unaware that I am watching. This two year muse now awakens And begins to fade away Like a dream. I miss my D already.