I Love Your Smile

By Laura Scherschel

i love your smile
to hear your heart beat
to feel your breath
the touch of your hand
silent time with you.

wherever i go
you're always there
here in my heart
there is little that cannot
make me think of you.

my mind floats away
drifting and dreaming
toward thoughts of where you are
those places i am not,
no matter how much i wish to be.

i want to hear your voice
whispering my name
laughing out loud
stopping my tears
singing with the radio.

i wish you were here
just for a while
to stick around with me
i need you and i feel
so alone.