*Illustration reference: Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes
from the film, "Misery" (1990)
I watch you when you’re sleeping
I’m waiting when you wake
I match the rise and fall I feel
Of every breath you take
I read each line of wrinkle that
Forms when you laugh or speak
The sound of your voice makes me sigh
Your mere glance leaves me weak
I rarely spend a moment free
From thinking of your face
I cannot seem to finish books
You make me lose my place
I worry what you’re doing when
You’re not here by my side
I’m sorry at your hand I clutch
That my fingers can’t be pried
I’m grateful every night I sleep
And when I rise at dawn
That you have come into my life
You’re who I depend upon
I don’t think that you understand
Just how much I’m devoted
A hundred sonnets full of love
Could barely show, if quoted
And yet you’ve run so far from me
Don’t make me feel regret
‘Cause we were always meant to be
Before we ever met
There’s photos that I linger on
Till you return to me
I take such comfort knowing that
You can’t fight destiny…
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