Why My Step Falters...

When you're not here,
My world quickly alters.
It all becomes a little less clear
And even my step falters.
 
Every time I wake,
It's as if I've had no rest.
I feel your absence as an ache
A heavy stone upon my chest.
 
This love is a double-edged bliss.
Emotions so true, being apart is a trial
I wonder how you cope with this,
I take the hurt and I smile
 
For even though this distance
Brings me constant torment,
My heart reminds me with insistance
What would happen if Love should relent.
 
I hope I find you agreeing,
I would rather miss you
As a part of my very being,
Than be someone you never knew.
 
So when you're no longer here
I am glad my world alters.
Because when we're together, it's all so clear
With you, my step never falters.