My body yearns, for something
it cannot have.
My soul searches, for something
more.
To feel your skin and hear your voice
as you whisper,
sweet nothings in my ear.

I long to hold you close
to talk every night
until the sun comes up.
To fall asleep
only after we have said
goodnight a thousand times.

Even though, we long
to stay immersed
in each other’s company
for just a while longer.

Life is unfair
for we are stuck,
stuck in our own separate
lives, destined to be apart.
I wish you could be
my valentine.

Instead, we will be with others,
those that have claimed us
as their own.
They refuse, to let us go
to set us free.

Yet, here we are.
Longing for each other
and the way
things could have been
on this Valentine’s Day.

If only life weren’t so unfair.
If only you weren’t
my unattainable Valentine.