distance or time cannot erase you
or the imprint of your face from the confines of my memory
in the tumultuous waves of a sea of people
blank-eyed and rolling through the motions
i could never fail to spot the soft glow of your light
radiating an exuberant and intoxicating warmth
drawing me to you without rhyme or reason like moths to the porchlight
but you don't leave the light on for me anymore
and i've been cast out into the darkness of night
constantly searching for something that is not mine to claim anymore
no matter how many times i find you
you are lost to me forever