A poem

tossing turning
wanting yearning
want to be together

but all alone

what's come between us?

a need for independence
a need for time together
being smothered
being blown off
a game
a wife
a husband
a life

cause and effect
pain and hurt
torture

silence

fear

mean words
unfriendly faces

eventually taking the time
talking it through
helping each other

being offered a hug
holding each other close
melting the pain away
a make up kiss

so much more

loving being together
much better day than how it started out
loving
being one
affection
joy
contentment

and finally ... sleep

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that is all.