I dream of you on sleepless nights, yet when
The morning lights arise, you've gone away,
Evading me. Past noon, past nine, this game
You play, and I am left with me again.

You wander by the flower beds, never
You wonder where I've been. I search for you,
Your heart, your mind, while you dance 'round towards
Fading vines. You are a rose, so clever.

Computer codes nor satellites can tell
Me where to reach you. My words, I tried, were
Ostracized, just like your empty picture.
I hoped you'd call, a gold wish down a well.

I won't give up, I'll wait my turn, for you,
My dear, through and through.

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