Together Again

straining against bonds that only grow tighter by the second
fighting back tears even as they leak through
clinging to your voice in my head
telling me it will be okay
that no matter what we'll make it through
aching to be touched, to be held
aching for a kiss, a caress, my name on your lips
another crack forms on my heart
another part of me bends, breaks, submits to the inevitable
two months feels like an eternity
each moment away from you drags on
until an hour, a day, a week has passed
and still we are no closer to being together again
another minute passes
another tear traces its path down my face
to fall, to dry, to become invisible
like each before it
until we are once again joined
and none may tear us apart