Patiently Waiting

True love will wait forever
Not knowing what's on the other side
Or if the reward at the end
Will be worth the difficult ride

Just taking it in stride
One day at a time
Yet meanwhile terrified
Of getting your hopes too high
Just to fall in the end
Like a raindrop from the sky

The minutes go by like hours
& an hour is more like a day
It doesn't get any easier
But as they always say
No matter what the obstacle
A little faith can go a long way

Worse than saying goodbye
Is the uncertainty that follows
No matter how hard you try
You can't stop thinking of them
The more time that goes by
The worse it becomes

Not knowing precisely when
You'll get to meet again
How soon or far away it may be
Just passing time until then

Thinking of the memories
Of all the time you've spent
Trying to recapture
Every precious moment

Longing merely to be
In their warm presence
Hearing their laughter
Pierce the aching silence

Missing someone you love
Is the most unbearable pain
But when you see each other
You'll know it wasn't in vain