I do not seek the stars

I do not seek the stars or the night
nor the shining armor of the moon
that appears on this dark-dark night
that is darkest due to your absence

I look at the sky and across horizon
across many lands and many breezes
across the darkness of these seas
whose presence I know by its waves

I endlessly wait for the new dawn
I wait for the sun to shine bright
and lighten this land and these seas
only to be disappointed each time

I sustain myself through hot afternoon
not knowing what twilight will bring
I still look across the horizon, waiting
I see many ships, but not one I wait

I have spent days and nights together
I have withered in this pain endlessly
only seeking you without any pride
yet I smoulder and continue to burn

I seek you today like I did seek before
I seek you in fragrance of every breath
in the noise of every beat of my heart
cause there's no other way I know to live