Hard embrace

Oh squeeze me, my darling, squeeze me hard,

Because today, my love, tonight we must part!

Oh no words could express the distress we both feel,

So my love, my darling, just give me a good squeeze!

Hug me hard, hug me hard, as hard as my heart is crushed,

So that I stay in one piece, even if a bit flushed…

As I recall this moment and remind you of it, my love,

These hapless lines produce a weird hollow echo in the distance between us…

What can I do, apart from sending you, again, the cry of the dove?

I almost wish I was able to pray, to beg that time does not defeat us!

But I will not yield to doubt and faithlessness,

I will go on embracing thin air with good grace,

Until I find between my arms in this sacred space

Your dearly missed shape and your dear lovely face.