Forcing myself

Into a state

Of wakefulness

Leaving behind

Fading sensations

Dreams of you

My thighs

Should be aching

From locking spasms

My throat raw

From choking back your name

My back striped

From your clenching nails

Painful mornings

Forcing myself

Into a world

Of without you

Absence of pain

My gentle reminder

Of why I love dreams