I Want To Draw You Tight Against Me Poem by Gert Strydom

I look away in the direction
where my longing lies
and now wish to be busy
travelling to you

and that something could heal this fear
since the being away eats,
eats like a cancer

and so eagerly I want to be
part of you, read feelings
experiences, joy and even pain
in your eyes

and the when the darkness folds in on you,
fold my arms around you
and I want to draw you tight against me
and lock out
the world and its things.