Wishful Thinking

How I pray just to hold him close And tell him how I care, Just once, to hold him in my arms.... Would God answer such a prayer! How I wish I could kiss his lips And taste the nectar there, Just once, to feel his lips on mine.... But wishing only brings despair How I long to touch his face And look into his eyes, Just once, to be that close to him... But my longing hides and cries How I yearn to feel his breath, Like a spirit, encircling me..... A gossamer shroud of gentle love, O, yearning, you're my ecstasy! Wishful thinking.... that's all it is, Transparent coatings of veneer, Reality makes its presence known, Dreams flake away and disappear.....