Replacement

I can't lie to myself.
I may hold hands,
but those won't send jolts
Of electricity and love
As does your touch..

I may seek quaint solace
in husky, grainy, deep voices
But none will have
your tender innocence
when calling my name

Hug I may many
Some taller, some shorter
But none can hug me
And take me to a safe place
Like you do

Who am I fooling here?
It's you. Always you.
Standing out of the crowds
Countries away
Yet deep within, a part of me

Strangers. Friends. Lovers.
More than the last day.
Moments. Meets. Memories.
More and then some more
Turn back and look darling!

A decade of distance
Of time and space and mind
With glorious pauses within
No, there's no replacement
Of you and me and we..
Of you and me and we!