When I lie down at night, loneliness caresses me as she feeds upon the emptiness within my heart, and torments my sleep with endless dreams. The dreams are all unpleasant. I search for you in the night, in places that I have never been. I search for you in places that I know do not exist. I follow women who appear to be you, but are not. I am lured by the memory of you laughter down long empty corridors that lead to my demise.
In the darkness she comes to me like a lover. She speaks to me in memories that stir the sleeping emotions within my heart. Her touch burns me with the knowledge that I may never feel your caress again, or even your breath upon my skin. Her whispers create hope within my heart that you will come back to me. Hope that is seared from my chest as I search in vain for you in the nightmares she orchestrates for my eternal nights. I am seduced by loneliness so that she may devour my sole at her leisure.
