Night's Unlit Path of Thought With every passing moment, the body aches and the core begs. A restless yearning in the quiet of night, patiently awaiting your return. Unruly Yearning I was in mood to misbehave. I told him so while he was at work. He later laid out his terms, and I accepted. But the moment we hung up, I returned with these words: "Yes, you spoke, but with every passing moment. The Irrepressible Ache my body aches for your touch. My very core can't seem to stand still; she just keeps on begging. The more I try to keep her at bay, to quell this vibrant fire, to make my spirit wait, the more she calls out your name, a siren's song, a wild, insistent fate. A Battle Within My thoughts, a tangled thread, unwinding in the dark, each one a vivid image, leaving its potent mark. I pace the silent rooms, where shadows softly creep, and conjure your returning in the moments I can't sleep.