Lately..

From the corner of my eyes I'm seeing shadows
when I let my guard down, I'm feeling arms around me, so warm and familiar..
a scent I can't ever place will brush my senses;
my heart then skips a beat--
and I'm left breathless.
Completely and utterly breathless.
Then, I am filled with a sense that everything will be okay;
and tears of relief overflow from long-held compassion I've just waited to give.
I can close my eyes and I feel love from someone, somewhere.
I feel alive knowing that someday it'll all be right.
And to my loving stranger,
I do not yet know who you are, or where you will be when I find you
or rather, find you again-
but in the moment your ghostly arms become that coveted, solid embrace I've hungered for so long..
I know I'll have found sovereignty from myself.