Looking For A Sign Poem by Leria Hawkins

Looking For A Sign
Date: August 24,2015

When once again I see
That there’s no one there but me
Always sifting through the pages
Like I have for what seems ages
I keep looking for the lines
Or for any kind of sign
To keep my heart from sinking
While I wonder what you’re thinking
With my thoughts upon a shelf
It’s only me and no one else

Do you ever chance to see
Have you ever looked for me
When you need to see the words
Just to know that you’ve been heard
And to know that someone’s near
With a whisper in their ear
Cause, when the whisper is for you
Don’t you want to hear it too
Or is that only me
Stuck in endless reverie

Once again I take a peek
For the whispers that I seek
How ’bout a simple “how are you”
Almost anything would do
Oh, it’s sure to bring a smile
Make me feel it’s all worthwhile
Just to linger here again
Without a care, without a plan
Just waiting for a chance
Maybe find a wee romance

Do you ever search the shore
For a shadow, maybe more
Hoping for a change of scene
To bring to life a distant dream
A chance to hold your lover tight
Whisper all your heart’s delight
Then just float away in flames
Leave behind the guilt or shame
Just once…to lay your passions bare
Beneath a sea of chestnut hair

But, when once again I see
That there’s no one there but me
And there’s just the empty pages
Nothing there for what seems ages
Then I know it’s just a game
Though my heart will never change
And I’ll keep searching for a sign
That says you’ve changed your mind
Just a whisper, just a clue
That says…you love me too

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